November 21, 2020 What’s Reflected in the Mirror? Objects Held by Angels According to art critic Archpriest Boris Mikhailov, the image of an Angel, as we know it today, was formed as early as in the…
November 21, 2020 Australian Scientist Discovers Greek Orthodoxy “My daughter was the first child who I christened as a Greek Orthodox priest,” says Father Jeremy. South Australian scientist Jeremy Krieg was born…
November 20, 2020 Thorvald the Far Traveler. The Forgotten First Saint of White Russia? Everyone has heard about St Vladimir the Great baptizing Rus. It is also known that Christianity existed in Russia long before the reign of…
November 20, 2020 Why Do Children Stop Coming to Church when They Grow Up? Some Thoughts for the Anxious Parents God has a plan for all the people who come into this world. He had created this world so each person could fulful their…
November 19, 2020 Irina Yamashita. The First Japanese Icon Painter The Resurrection Cathedral is rising in the center of today’s Tokyo, ringing its bells to spread the good news that Orthodoxy lives here. The…
November 19, 2020 The Miracle in Stepurino: the Cross Raised from the Ground Stepurino is a small village in the Tver region. It has a rather ancient history, mostly connected with the wooden church of Florus and…
November 18, 2020 History and Function of the Ancient Temple Elevations The most solemn moments of Matins, such as polyeleos, parastas and the lamentations (during the Holy Saturday and the Dormition of the Theotokos services)…
November 18, 2020 10 Mistakes On The Way To Marriage Why are people who wholeheartedly want to have their own family, children, often unable to build relationships? Why, having found their “soulmate”, do they…
November 17, 2020 Two Oaths In today’s world, people do not swear by anything. Our words are not taken at their face value any more. Words have been replaced…
November 17, 2020 A Unique Workshop Called “Dobrodel” for People with Disabilities For several years now, the Dobrodel workshop has been operating in our convent, where people with disabilities can find fulfilment. There’s a lot of…
November 17, 2020 Did Jesus Christ Teach Reincarnation? The misconception It is a common false belief that Jesus and His first disciples professed reincarnation, but that the Church prohibited this teaching at…
November 16, 2020 What to Do when Spiritual Life Becomes a Routine? Question: It worries me that I fulfil most of my duties as a believer, led by the principle “this has to be done”, sometimes…
