March 23, 2021 “A Life-sentenced Prisoner Told Patriarch Kirill that He Had a Small Request for Him” An Extraordinary Occurrence in Butyrka Prison 250 years ago, Empress Catherine the Great issued a decree on the construction of the Butyrskaya Prison Fortress in the North of Moscow. Today…
March 22, 2021 An Icon Means Testimony This Sunday is called “The Triumph of Orthodoxy.” On this day the last major heresy was condemned by the Seventh Ecumenical Council. By that…
March 22, 2021 The Forty Martyrs of Sebaste Anyone wandering about near a freezing cold pond one night near the city of Sebaste in the year 320 would have seen an astounding…
March 21, 2021 Jvari Monastery in Georgia Jvari (translated as “Cross”) is a monastery of the Georgian Orthodox Church, located 21 km from the capital of Georgia, Tbilisi. It is located…
March 21, 2021 The Unity of the Faith We are gathered here together on the first Sunday of Great Lent to celebrate the Triumph of Orthodoxy. This feast was originally established to…
March 20, 2021 The Hidden Message of St John’s Gospel Studying the New Testament convinces me more and more of the uniqueness of the Gospel of John. It is for a reason that the…
March 20, 2021 In the Glass Souvenir Workshop How are stars, angels, cute animals and even whole compositions created from colored glass? They are created by the talented hands of our craftsmen….
March 19, 2021 “And then I suddenly Had an Amazing Dream” – A Story of an Atheist Returning to Faith and Eventually Becoming a Priest I am a priest now. However, there once was a day when I tore my baptismal cross off my neck. My father was a…
March 19, 2021 When Your Adolescent Refuses to Fast — Advice to Parents When your son or daughter has become an adolescent, the situation may already be beyond repair. By that, I mean that it is too…
March 18, 2021 No Such Thing as an Incurable disease for St Luke of Simferopol. Stories of Miraculous Healings from the Holy Oil March 18 commemorates the acquisition of the holy relics of St Luke (Voyno-Yasenetsky), known for the miraculous healings coming from them. Through the prayers…
March 18, 2021 The Crucified Monk: Icon of the Monastic Life Around the entrance of refectories in Orthodox monasteries, there can sometimes be seen a shocking image of a monk being crucified. The unnamed monk…
March 17, 2021 Canonical Liturgical Readings from the Fathers The time of Great Lent has begun, imparting the atmosphere of religious worship a more repentant and instructive spirit. Many parishes try to follow…
