April 7, 2021 The Annunciation St. Ignatius of Antioch, martyred in Rome in about the year 107, wrote that along with the death of the Lord, the virginity of…
April 6, 2021 “Add Evil to the Glorious of This World” — What Are We Praying for during the Lent? The Great Lent changes the regular course of a believer’s prayer life. Distinct Lenten prayer and worship direct our minds and hearts towards a…
April 6, 2021 Why Do Liberal Leanings Meet a Suspicious Reaction at Church? We, the Orthodox, are often reproached with being conservative. “Why cannot you open up more? Why are you still clinging to the middle ages?”…
April 6, 2021 When Did Christians Take up Their Cross? Q: It is no secret that the cross was a mystical symbol in many nations long before the advent of Christianity. Besides, as far…
April 5, 2021 St Simeon of Dajbabe. 15 Quotes God is reflected in nature, in the same way as man is mirrored in clear water. A foul heart obscures the image of God’s…
April 5, 2021 “Take off Your Cross, Masha” Maria worked as a journalist for one of the less popular magazines. Her boss was a real beast, or, more precisely an arrogant, unprincipled,…
April 4, 2021 God Is Love: About St Ambrose of Optina The Venerable Ambrose of Optina was once engaged in a rather elevated talk with some people asking him questions about the depths of spiritual…
April 4, 2021 Why Are We Called to Take Up Our Cross, and What Does It Mean for Our Lives? Only bitter medicine can cure the fallen man from his afflictions, writes Priest Andrey Chizenko Life is running Life is flowing Life is rushing…
April 3, 2021 Two Layers of the Memorial Service A special commemoration of the departed takes place during Great Lent. In two thousand years, the Church has created memorial services with a deep…
April 2, 2021 Matrix vs. You I remember physics and chemistry lessons teaching us that everything in the world interacts with and has an effect on everything else. Forces of…
April 2, 2021 Saint Sophronius of Jerusalem, a Liturgist and Defender of the Faith Most Orthodox faithful will have heard about the Monophysite heresy, simply because of the significant number of pre-Chalcedon churches that still adhere to it….
April 1, 2021 Three Wonderful Stories with St Simeon of the Pskov Caves On April 1, the Orthodox Church celebrates the canonization of St Simeon of the Pskov Caves . This holy elder died a little more…
