February 21, 2021 Sunday Sermon: The Publican and the Pharisee Luke 18:10 – 14 2 Timothy 3:10 – 15 The preparation period for the Great Lent has started, and in today’s readings we hear…
February 20, 2021 God, Almighty and All-powerful In the early modern and modern ages, there is one common view of God that has taken precedence in philosophy and in culture in…
February 20, 2021 A Story Told by Elder Paisios about a Young Monk Setting His Cell on Fire to “Disinfect” It after It Was “Defiled” by a Woman Reflecting on how a person’s thoughts are indicative of his spiritual state, Venerable Elder Paisios once said, “People interpret the reality in accordance with…
February 19, 2021 Prophet Shemaiah on War and the Immutability of God’s Will As we may be aware, prophecy in the Old Testament was not the lot of only four great and twelve minor prophets listed by…
February 19, 2021 A Story about Martyrius, a Monk who Carried Christ You all know, brethren, the immutable truth that the Lord Himself has always been, is now and always will be merciful to those who…
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…
