December 31, 2020 Start the New Year Off with a Good Deed! Dear Friends! As the New Year begins, the Nativity fast continues for us here at Saint Elisabeth Convent. We see this time as a…
December 30, 2020 What Do We Know about Saint Matthias, the 12th Apostle? Matthias (Greek Ματθίας, Hebrew מַתִּתְיָהוּ – “gift of Yahweh”) is one of the disciples of Jesus Christ, who, according to the book of Acts,…
December 30, 2020 Are You Comfortable? Recently I was reading a foreign-language newspaper (well, the English part of it) and there was an article in it about the church. My…
December 29, 2020 Is It a Sin to Be Celebrating New Year? When I was a seminarian, the Orthodox youth was seriously occupied by the topic of New Year’s celebration. We were sharing with one another…
December 29, 2020 Ilya Muromets, a Russian Knight Warrior and a Saint From its beginnings in the 9th century, the culture of ancient Russia has had a rich heritage epic ballads and tales spread by word…
December 28, 2020 About the Wide Path Luke 13: 18-29 Ephesians 2: 11-13 The Lord once said: “Strive to enter through the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will seek…
December 28, 2020 “They Help Us Rise to Our Reet” – Testimonies From a Monastic Workshop For over two years, the workshop «Dobrodel» [do-gooder] has provided supported employment for people with disabilities who have difficulty finding and keeping jobs on…
December 28, 2020 Masha the Fool: A Touching Story about Selfless Love Masha has died in a fire. It would be more appropriate to call her Maria, since she was already in her sixties, when she…
December 27, 2020 What Are the Typical Psalms* and Why Are They Sung during Liturgy? The word “antiphon”, translated from Greek, means “responding with sound to sound”, that is, alternate singing. Such a manner of singing, used since the…
December 26, 2020 Holy Prince Josaphat. Parallels with Gautama Buddha and their Origin On December 2 by old calendar we celebrate the memory of Saints Barlaam and Josaphat, Prince of India. These saints are included in the…
December 26, 2020 Back to the Future: How Modern Chronology Came to Life 318 years ago, Russia was living in the year 7208 from the beginning of time. But nobody knew for sure. Where and when did…
December 25, 2020 Miraculous Intercession from Saint Spyridon of Trymythus It happened on 12 October 1939 at the beginning of World War II. A German submarine sank the Greek steamer “Aris” 175 miles off…
