December 11, 2020 St Vincent of Lérins and His Teachings Venerable Vincent of Lérins is a famous saint, who is Western by birth, but rather Eastern by spirit. In 2017, the Holy Synod of…
December 11, 2020 Nun Taisiya (Yakovleva): Five Miracles that Changed My Life Nun Taisiya (Yakovleva) recalls the miracles of God’s intercession and how they changed the course of her life. Nun Taisiya was born on 27 March…
December 10, 2020 Is It True that Man Is Superior to Angels? Andrey Muzolf, Lecturer of the Kiev Theological Academy answers. The Book of Psalms contains these words: “…what is mankind that you are mindful of…
December 10, 2020 The Icon of the Mother of God “The Sign”. Why the Name? Dmitry Trofimov, head of the Tsargrad creative workshops answers. The image of the Blessed Virgin with Her hands raised in prayer and the Divine…
December 9, 2020 Do Not Disfigure the Divine Image or How a Saint Healed Other Saint’s Mother Venerable Peter the Hermit of Galatia lived during the IV-V century. He was able to perform miracles, just as Christ did, so that even…
December 9, 2020 The Ciborium: History and Origin This article is dedicated to ciborium, a distinct architectural object in a Christian temple. In modern churches, this construction is rare, but if you…
December 8, 2020 History of Iconography in Africa Christianity came to Africa as early as in the 1st century after Christ. It was preached in this part of the world by three…
December 8, 2020 Fasting in the Fast Lane: Is It Okay to Watch TV Series during the Fast? Well, off the top of my head, I was going to ignore this question since the answer seemed self-apparent. But let us try…
December 7, 2020 Where Is the Kingdom of Heaven? Luke 17: 20-25 1 Tim. 5: 1-10 Once the Pharisees asked the Lord Jesus Christ, “When will the Kingdom of God come”? The question…
December 7, 2020 The Feast of the Entrance and the Protoevangelium of James Much of the hymnography adorning our Feast of the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Temple causes the raising of eyebrows—talk about Mary being…
December 6, 2020 Human: The Divine Image or Dust of the Ground? Lecturer of the Kiev Theological Academy Andrey Muzolf reflects. For many people, the above two characteristics are incompatible. Not for the Orthodox, who in…
December 6, 2020 Why Is St Alexander Nevsky Depicted Wearing an Ermine Mantle? Dmitry Trofimov, head of the Tsargrad creative workshops answers. Indeed, it is unlikely that the holy and right-believing Prince Alexander Nevsky wore a mantle…
