October 30, 2020 Saint Macrina, the Fourth Great Cappadocian? Saint Macrina is a well-known ascetic, sister of Saints Gregory of Nyssa and Basil the Great, two of the three great Cappadocian church fathers….
October 30, 2020 What Does “Aionion” Mean? In the debate about the theological validity of Christian universalism one sometimes finds discussion about the meaning of the word “eternal” in Matthew 25:46….
October 29, 2020 “Before and After Giving Birth a Virgin”. Icon of the Mother of God Commemorated on 17 (30) October The icon was brought to the Nikolo-Peshnoshsky monastery by the famous Moscow merchant Alexei Grigorievich Mokeev, when he decided…
October 29, 2020 A High-Tech Amulet or “Why Do We Wear a Cross around Our Neck?” Hotel staff and residents of resort areas often distinguish our tourists at first sight, notably, not by our behavior, cultural standards, language knowledge or…
October 28, 2020 Menorah: Jewish Seven-Branched Candlestick in an Orthodox Church Menorah (Hebrew מְנוֹרָה lit. lamp) is a golden lamp of seven candlesticks, which was kept in the Tabernacle, and then in Solomon’s Temple until…
October 28, 2020 How to Distinguish Self-Criticism from Repentance Confusion on this issue is a fairly common problem. Here is a typical question from modern parishioners: How can we obtain repentance? Where can…
October 27, 2020 First Christian Icons And Encaustic Icon-Painting The earliest religious icons that have survived to this day date from no earlier than the 6th century. These icons were often referred to…
October 27, 2020 Is It Improper to Be Discussing Adverse Actions of a Priest? The times when priests were considered almost living saints or nearly celestials, thankfully, have sunk into oblivion. At the very least, today both believers…
October 27, 2020 Was Dracula an Orthodox Christian? The name of Count Dracula may be familiar to many from the films and books, in which he is portrayed as a gruesome, blood-thirsty…
October 26, 2020 About the Importance of Morning and Evening Prayers Recently, His Beatitude Metropolitan Onufry of Kiev and All Ukraine said interesting words in one of his sermons. They were about the world trying…
October 26, 2020 How Monastics Acquire Their New Names What are the criteria for choosing names given to monks and priests? Can they influence the choice of their future names in one way…
October 23, 2020 Instructions of Saint John of Shanghai “We are surrounded by great Providence. There is no “fate” or “blind destiny”. There is however the Unsleeping Eye of God’s love and…
