July 17, 2021 In Memory of the Royal Martyrs, through Personal Testimony The holy Royal Martyrs are a bulwark, a firm wall of protection for the Russian people and land. Their icons adorn temples everywhere throughout…
July 16, 2021 Does the Church Pray for Those Who Died from Alcoholism or Drug Addiction? It certainly does; and yet the parallel with the suicides suggests itself and requires a word of clarification. Refusing to carry out funeral services…
July 16, 2021 5 Grand Discoveries by Biblical Archaeologists that Influenced Our Perception of the Bible. Part 2 Part 1 4. Definitive proof of the reality of Pontius Pilate Up until 1961, there was not a single reliable proof of the historical…
July 15, 2021 5 Grand Discoveries by Biblical Archaeologists that Influenced Our Perception of the Bible What does biblical archaeology do? What new findings have its practitioners made in the last several years? How are they related to Biblical narratives?…
July 15, 2021 Venerable Lavrentiy of Chernigov and Stories of His Clairvoyance Lives of various saints are inspiring and life-giving sources nourishing the faith of every Christian. In today’s article, we would like to let you…
July 14, 2021 Why Does the Priest Immerse His Fingers into Baptismal Water and Blow on It? Consecrating the water is the high point in the Sacrament of Baptism. Before we start this complex conversation, let us try to answer the…
July 14, 2021 Whatever Happened to Psalm 58? The 1962 edition of the Anglican Book of Common Prayer is very interesting. Along with the usual services of Morning and Evening Prayer and Holy Communion…
July 13, 2021 “Whatever Happens in Your Life, Stay Close to the Chalice!” Anamnesis of an Afghan Veteran As recalled by nurse Olga Gordeychik-Minkina, a religious sister at the parish in honor of the “Joy of All Who Sorrow” icon of the…
July 13, 2021 What Makes a Child’s Prayer So Powerful and Pleasing to God? As many know from their experience, a child’s prayer is powerful, and God will often hear their sincere appeals to Him and grant them…
July 12, 2021 Thoughts on the Heights and Depths of Human Soul Memory of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul John 21: 15-25 Matthew 16: 13-19 2 Cor. 11: 21-12: 9 On the feast of the holy supreme Apostles we recall the Gospel scene…
July 12, 2021 Apostolicity The Church has considered this of central importance. That’s why the word was added to the Creed. We believe in “One, Holy, Catholic and Apostolic Church.”…
July 11, 2021 The House of St Peter the Apostle where Jesus Christ Used to Visit: How Did Archaeologists Manage to Find it after 20 Centuries? St Peter was born in the city of Capernaum. Here he owned a house, in which Jesus Christ often visited during His mission on…
