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…
April 29, 2021 The Washing of the Feet: a Brief History of the Rite According to the common belief, the rite of the washing of the feet, performed on Maundy Thursday, originated in Jerusalem in the 6-7 centuries….
April 29, 2021 St Luke of Crimea. Reflections on the Washing of the Feet The Last Supper of Christ is so mysterious, so deep and so infinitely important that our hearts become filled with trembling. During this Holy…
April 28, 2021 Commemoration during the Intercessory Prayer Commemorating the dead is one of the most important elements of Orthodox worship. During litias, prayer and memorial services we ask God to show…
April 28, 2021 A Satanist at Church — a True Story with an Unexpected End I know this story from my friend Father Oleg. He is an archpriest and parson of a church in Omsk, Russia He had hired…
April 27, 2021 Memorial Church of Saint Job in Brussels — a Candle for the Holy Royal Martyrs of Russia Listen to the article This Orthodox Church that stands in one of Brussels main streets was in commemoration of the royal martyr Nicholas II,…