February 18, 2021 Visions and How the Devil Uses Them, Enticing Even the Greatest of Ascetics into His Net We often read the lives of saints or life stories where the Mother of God, Angels or saints appear to people in visions. These…
February 18, 2021 Venerable Brigid, Abbess of Kildare The most venerated Irish woman saint, St. Brigid (Bridget, Bride) lived in the second half of the fifth century and the early sixth century….
February 17, 2021 The Holy Archdeacon Nikephoros Kantakouzenos The Holy Martyr Archdeacon Nikephoros is commonly commemorated during the evening litany in the Belarusian Orthodox Church. This Greek saint was an envoy of…
February 17, 2021 “The Kingdom of God Grows within Us, and This Does Not Depend on Where We Live.” Selected Quotes from Elder John (Krestyankin) Archimandrite John (Krestyankin) departed to God fifteen years ago on 5 February 2006 at the Pskov-Pechory Lavra. Today, we pay tribute to this exceptional…
February 16, 2021 St Fyodor Kuzmich. From the Emperor’s Throne to Ascetic Feat Few men could afford to live their lives as written in these verses of the Gospel: “If you want to be perfect, go, sell…
February 16, 2021 Is It a Sin to Feel Happy? The feeling of happiness, like any other human feeling, is quite subjective. If we look at it impartially, without regard to its content, then…
February 15, 2021 Two Parables and One Piece of Advice from Saint Silouan the Athonite Why Hasn’t God Given Wings to Man? One hunter liked to go out hunting for prey. Once he got tired and sat down on…
February 15, 2021 The Gates of Death Today’s feast has many meanings, many aspects, and even many names. It is sometimes called the Meeting of the Lord, sometimes the Purification of the…
February 14, 2021 “Adapt Your Life to Your Faith, Not the Other Way Around.” St Seraphim (Sobolev) The life of St Seraphim (Sobolev), Archbishop of Bogucharsk, was closely associated with two great saints – St Nicholas the Wonderworker and the Venerable…
February 14, 2021 Seeking to See Jesus Today, as we stand at the threshold of Great Lent, the Holy Church gives to us in the Gospel story of Zaccheus an icon…
February 13, 2021 “You Willingly Call Yourselves Slaves!” Of Freedom and Slavery “You willingly call yourselves slaves!” I often get to hear this from the critics of Christianity. It reflects a common…
February 13, 2021 The Winning Rule. Thoughts on the Feast of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia Many saints have shone forth in our land. Each city keeps the memory of the glorious deeds of its ascetics. Berdyansk, associated with several…
