March 24, 2021 255 0 Who Is the Author of the Presanctified Liturgy? With the beginning of Great Lent, the church calendar is enriched by one of the most remarkable works of the Byzantine liturgical art –…
March 23, 2021 2637 1 Last Great Lent of the Russian Royal Family, as Reflected in the Diary of Nicholas II Tsar Nicholas II formally abdicated from the throne on 3 March 1917 and six months later he was exiled to Tobolsk, Russia, together with…
March 23, 2021 215 1 “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 90 0 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 105 0 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 231 0 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 61 0 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 438 0 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 36 0 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 223 0 “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…