May 6, 2021 Who Was Pontius Pilate? He is in the Bible and in secular literature. Mikhail Bulgakov depicts him in his famous novel “Master and Margarita” as a gentle and…
May 6, 2021 It is Pascha Every Day for Those, Who are with Christ. Friends and Barbecue Cannot Interfere with That Many, if not the majority of people, ask about “what to do”. How to preserve the grace that you think you have gained during…
May 5, 2021 Paschal Martyrdom in a Monastery that Never Sleeps On 23 April the Orthodox Church honours the memory of 179 newly revealed martyrs of Ntaou Penteli. An Orthodox Christian will recall that the…
May 5, 2021 Does Hades still Exist? Q: I recently heard a priest who said that hades no longer exists, because in our hymns, we say that Christ destroyed hades by…
May 4, 2021 A Paschal Miracle: Saint Nectarios of Aegina Descends From Heaven to Serve Liturgy The peasants in a mountainous village of Aegina had been without a priest for years. Times was going by, but nothing was changing. Lent…
May 4, 2021 A Very Detailed Resurrection Icon We have seen Resurrection icons here previously, but today we will look at a rather remarkable example, extraordinary in its detail and the number…
May 3, 2021 Artos — the Bread of Easter An illustrated explainer, with photos and videos Throughout the Bright Week, visitors to Orthodox Churches will notice a large prosphroron placed on a table…
May 2, 2021 Christ Is Risen! Dear brothers and sisters, our charitable givers and avid readers, From all our hearts, we offer you our warmest greetings on the Resurrection of…
May 2, 2021 The Fatalism of Pascha Behind the cry of “Christ is Risen” lies the inevitable fact that each one of us will also rise. But then what? On the…
May 2, 2021 Some Facts about the Holy Thursday, the Passions and the Resurrection of Christ that You Might Not Know Known modern theologians Priest Awgustin Sokolowsky and Archpriest Andrey Tkachev talk about the last days of Christ’s passions and His Resurrection from a historical…
April 30, 2021 A Few Thoughts on Miracles and Judas Iscariot The story of Judas, which has long become a household name, is one of betrayal and despair. The word “Judas” is known even by…
April 30, 2021 The Price of Servitude A man of advanced age is sitting in the KGB interrogation chamber. He is a believer in God. The KGB officers have been trying…
