September 12, 2018 Parable of the Day: The First Step to God There was a man who came to an elder and said: “I’d like to find the way to God. Help me!” The elder looked…
September 11, 2018 Parable of the Day: A Painting Without Author An atheist came to an elder and started telling him that he didn’t believe in God. He just couldn’t buy the idea of a…
September 10, 2018 Parable of the Day: The Young Man Who Defeated Death There was a courageous young man who was yearning to find something that couldn’t be found on Earth but at the same time something…
September 6, 2018 15 Quotes of Spiritual Guidance by Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk 1. You mustn’t live idly. Instead, do the labour blessed by God. Idleness is the cause of all evil. He who lives in idleness,…
September 3, 2018 The Difference between Praying for Healing and Cure Christians are called to pray for the sick. But often people continue to suffer? Perhaps it’s because we’re praying for a cure when we…
August 21, 2018 The Nature of Humility: A Conversation with Archpriest Demetrius Basalygo Both you and I have a long way to go to humility. We don’t know what humility is, for it is an attribute of the saints. Thankfulness…
August 14, 2018 Some Words of Advice about Prayer Prayer requires a certain longing of the heart. Certainly discipline is involved; but, and this is merely my opinion, forcing yourself to say prayers…
July 3, 2018 15 Quotes of Guidance from St. Theophan the Recluse 1. If we compare our nature to copper, then copper in conjunction with silver is still the same nature but one that is…
July 3, 2018 Parable of the Day: Calling God’s Name A man came to visit a farmer. The farmer’s relatives told him that the farmer was busy inspecting buildings in his backyard. The visitor…
June 29, 2018 The Story of the Sower: Where Do You Belong? And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them. Some fell on stony places, where they…
June 29, 2018 Parable of the Day: A Sermon by the Fire There was a parishioner who stopped going to church, which he had been doing every weekend. After a while the priest decided to…
June 26, 2018 Parable of the Day: How to Prove the Existance of God There was an unbeliever who met a believer and they started talking. When they touched on the topic of God, the unbeliever declared that…