September 29, 2020 We Are Scared of the Virus! But Wait, Did Christ Ever Try to Avoid Death? Is a Christian obligated to face any danger openly and always be ready for death? Is dodging danger always betrayal of the faith? With…
September 29, 2020 Meanness Is in the Mainstream These Days “Speed is the curse of the century,” Evgeny Yevtushenko* wrote in the 1960s. Indeed, every epoch has its own defining problem that, although it…
September 28, 2020 Instructions of the Elder Silouan “O peoples of the earth, I kneel before you and beseech you with tears: come to Christ. I know His love for you. I…
September 28, 2020 Met Saba (Esber): Maxims on the Cross The cross is my life and there is no life except through the cross. Jesus will continually look down with open arms because He…
September 28, 2020 ANIMA Choir. Sacred Love. Music by Georgy Sviridov ANIMA (Latin: air, breath, spirit) is the name for a new amateur vocal ensemble organized by Irina Kolesnikova. We hope this new beginning will…
September 27, 2020 Venerable Confessors Archimandrite John (Maisuradze) and Archimandrite George (Mkheidze) Commemorated on: September 21 LEGEND The life of these Venerable Archimandrites is connected with the Betania Monastery in Georgia, which has existed since the…
September 27, 2020 The Exaltation of the Lord’s Cross: The Mystery of Golgotha What are three centuries? With what can they be compared? That’s the amount of time that’s elapsed from Peter the Great up to our…
September 26, 2020 Saint Paisios of Mount Athos: The Enemy Will Not Go Near a Creature of God When They Are Pure at Heart The enemy will not go near a creature of God when they are pure at heart – Elder, how does one become a slave…
September 26, 2020 It is not a Monastery or Scholarship that Saves a Person Some Christians think that for a person to be saved, one must either join a monastery or study the Divine law top to bottom….
September 25, 2020 A Short Conversation Worth Becoming a Priest I have had a lot of conversations with the inhabitants of various educational institutions. As the priests know very well, such conversations are often…
September 25, 2020 Why Pope Gregory the Great Opposed Using the Title “Ecumenical Patriarch” In the 6th century, the bishop of Constantinople for the first time officially became known as the “Ecumenical Patriarch”. What was the meaning of…
September 24, 2020 The Heart Is Like the Center of the Cross Mark 7: 14-24 Gal. 6: 2-10 The Lord said, “… there is nothing outside the man which can defile him if it goes into…
