December 17, 2020 Winter at Saint Elisabeth Convent Winter has come and the Nativity Season has begun! This is the season of many joyous feasts, including one of the most important ones…
December 16, 2020 St Andrew the Apostle — Founder of the Church of Constantinople? On December 30, the church celebrates the memory of St Andrew the First-Called, one of the holy apostles. According to a tradition, St Andrew…
December 16, 2020 Christmas Fast Is Time for Change Metropolitan Anthony (Pakanich) dwells on the important things to do during the Nativity Fast 2020 – 2021. What is our life filled with? Usually…
December 15, 2020 What if Confession Does Not Bring Relief? On the one hand, the feeling of relief after confession seems self-evident. On the other hand, taking it for granted is based rather on…
December 15, 2020 Significant Numbers in Biblical Numerology The Books of Wisdom of Solomon presents the following account of the mystery of God’s creation: “Thou hast arranged all things by measure and…
December 15, 2020 Preparing for Christmas Together. Livestream with Sister Anastasia and Mother Maria We know that many of us are still under strict rules about what we can do and where we can go. Even worse, churches…
December 14, 2020 Feast Day of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First Called, or What Is the Essence of Life for an Orthodox Christian The Nativity Fast is always full of holidays. The saints seem to be lining up to glorify the Born Christ. On December 13, we…
December 14, 2020 The Forgotten Beauty of Sacrifice “Love is not sentimentality, but sacrifice.” — Archimandrite Vasileios The language barrier One of the greatest difficulties which modern Americans face when encountering Holy…
December 13, 2020 Back in the 80s, St Paisios Said about the USSR: “It’s About to Burst.” Back in the 80s, St Paisios said that the USSR reminded him of a seiner ship, which has captured plenty of fish in rotten…
December 13, 2020 Why Did Jacob Wrestle with an Angel? To understand this passage, you have understand the story of Jacob and Esau from the beginning (which begins at Genesis 25:19). They were twins, and…
December 12, 2020 Iberia – the First Inheritance of the Mother of God In our article about the Four Domains of the Most Holy Theotokos we briefly told you the stories of their appearance. What happened in…
December 12, 2020 How to Conquer the Passion of Smoking No one can say that the passion for smoking is innately present in the human body. Everyone knows that this passion is extrinsic. But nevertheless every…
