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…
May 25, 2021 Everyday Saints of Zhirovichi Monastery The Icon of the Holy Theotokos of Zhirovichi – commemorated on 20 May – is known for its miracles among many Christians. It revealed…
May 24, 2021 Salvation outside the Church Acts 10: 21-23 As Christians, we have chosen church as our path to eternal life. But is it really the only way? What about…
May 24, 2021 Why Don’t Temptations Go Away? In homily 69, St. Isaac reminds us that temptations to sin come upon all people, even the “perfect.” Quoting freely from St. Macarius of Alexandria,…
May 23, 2021 Sunday of the Paralytic Let me draw your attention to these three features of today’s Gospel readings. The first is the sheer horror of being in dire need…
May 22, 2021 Modern Miracles of St Nicholas Saint Nicholas Rescues a Geologist In late autumn the sea surrounding the Solovetsky Islands is already covered with ice. E was a young geologist…
May 21, 2021 Do Not Hold on to Me When the Lord was resurrected, He was met by Mary Magdalene, who at first mistaken Him for a gardener (see John 20:17). When she…
May 21, 2021 The Remains of Some Saints Have Decayed to the Bone. Why Do They Still Call Them Incorruptible? In truth, not all of the saints’ relics are incorruptible. Uncorrupted remains of the body are one out of many criteria for canonisation as…
