June 1, 2021 How to Find Hope in Our Loneliness The question that we received from one of our readers is relevant to many of us today. What might we say to someone who is…
June 1, 2021 What Brings People to Choose Evil — Lessons from Nazi Germany World War 2 ended more than seventy years ago and seems to have been studied by historians in every detail. However, one key question…
May 31, 2021 St Paisios of the Holy Mountain about the Connection between Husband and Wife – Sister, have you finished writing the wedding card to Dimitry, who is getting married? – I have, Geronda. – Let me see it,…
May 30, 2021 Christ Meets Samaritan Woman at the Well — How God Meant Evil for Good Like a diamond, the story of Jesus Christ and the Samaritan woman has many sides to it. Here, we will concentrate on one specific…
May 29, 2021 Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh on Inner Silence Soon after my ordination, I was sent to serve in a retirement home. After the service, a decrepit old woman came up to me…
May 28, 2021 Three Parables about Marriage God has given us the gift of carnal love. It is complete as a filled jar and perfect as a ripe apple. When we…
May 28, 2021 Pastoral Advice on Long Confession There is one fairly common mistake that many Orthodox Christians make, regardless of their experience in church. The essence of this mistake is confusing…
May 28, 2021 Miracles Happen at the Right Time Priest Oleg Vrona, the rector of St. Nicholas Church in Tallinn, speaks about the Christian attitude towards patience and its goodness, the virtue, which…
May 27, 2021 Miraculous Stories with St Gabriel (Urgebadze) Venerable Gabriel (Urgebadze), who passed away less than 30 years ago, is known to Orthodox Christians from all over the world. Today St Gabriel…
May 26, 2021 Episodes from the life of Hegumen Athanasios of Gregoriou Monastery of Mount Athos Elder Ephraim visited elder Athanasios regularly in his cell and confessed to him his intentions. The Hegumen once said to him: “You will be…
May 26, 2021 Growing Colder in Faith after a Few Years in Church: Is This Normal? “I used to enjoy prayers, fasts, lengthy services and pilgrimage trips, but suddenly everything changed. Why?” Reason One. Doubts I believe that growing colder…
May 25, 2021 St Nilus of Sora and the Dispute about Monastic Property Rights Representing Two Mutually Reinforcing Spiritual Trends in Monasticism The history of the Russian Church often escapes the attention of most Orthodox people. Typically, our…
