January 22, 2021 141 0 A Mother’s Prayer Everyone is sure to know the proverb, “A mother’s prayer will raise you from the bottom of the deepest sea.” But how many still…
January 17, 2021 112 0 “One Day, Petya Came to the Refectory, Sat Down on a Bench and Cried Avidly.” A Priest Recalls a Story from a Small Cemetery Parish “Wood chips! Firewood!” Everyone knew who it was the moment his slightly trembling voice was heard outside the church refectory doors. Because of his…
January 12, 2021 575 2 Grigory Zhuravlev — the Unknown Russian Nick Vujicic Think of a man without arms and legs, living a full-fledged creative life. For most people this is our contemporary Nick Vujicic, an Australian…
December 28, 2020 810 6 Masha the Fool: A Touching Story about Selfless Love Masha has died in a fire. It would be more appropriate to call her Maria, since she was already in her sixties, when she…
November 30, 2020 102 0 Officer’s Conversion I once knew a family with a very pious mother and a young son who was an officer. While in service, the young man…
November 25, 2020 376 0 “Tell Me, Sister… Who Is Better – God or the Devil?” A Striking Episode with a Drunken Man at a Bus Stop It happened in the mid-1990s, during my visit to Kiev from Jerusalem, where I live permanently. With a friend we visited the Kitaevsky monastery…
November 23, 2020 279 0 How Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh Had to Be Devious with the BBC In the mid-1950s, when the future Metropolitan Anthony began speaking on the BBC, broadcasting was done strictly according to a previously approved text simply…
November 9, 2020 131 0 “Read the Gospel!” To illustrate the power of the word of God and its action, I will now provide some life examples known to me. E.F., rector…
October 29, 2020 1035 4 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 1, 2020 439 0 Repentance of the Bishop: For Those Who Hide Their Sins during Confession There are, unfortunately, people who hide their sins during confession. Thus, some hide because of false fear, others because of false shame, others because…