November 12, 2019 802 0 St. Paisios of Mount Athos: Injustice Gets God’s Wrath Injustice is a great sin. All sins have extenuating circumstances, but not injustice — it gets God’s wrath. How terrifying it is! Those who…
October 31, 2019 550 0 5 Tips for Choosing A Spiritual Father and A Parish Choosing a spiritual father and a parish is not easy. In this issue, not only circumstances common to everyone are important, but also a…
October 27, 2019 163 0 Hearing Our Story in a Parable When I meet a new person, my immediate impulse is to try to find something familiar in the other, something we share in common….
October 22, 2019 628 0 Saint Sebastian of Karaganda: Teachings Saint Sebastian began his monastic journey in the Optina Pustyn. He was a cell attendant of Elder Joseph, who came to be his great spiritual…
October 15, 2019 181 0 The Graceless Elder: Parable of Abba Artemon There was a small monastery near the nice town of Ascalon located on the Mediterranean coast. There were monks who sought solitude and wanted…
October 14, 2019 352 0 From Defeat to Victory: The Protection of the Mother of God The feast of the Protection of the Mother of God is one of the most favorite yet paradoxical feasts for Russians. It is a…
October 12, 2019 4230 0 Why Do We Baptize in the Name of the Holy Trinity and Not in the Name of Jesus? As you read and re-read the Book of Acts, you will find similar expressions here and there: “[B]e baptized every one of you in…
October 7, 2019 237 2 The Parable about the Poor Man and the Grocer The wife of one poor man cooked butter, and he sold it to one of the groceries. She cooked circle-shaped butter, weighing 1 kg….
September 20, 2019 589 0 “Blessing”: Does It Actually Mean Anything? In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, one God. Amen. Today I would like to speak…
September 10, 2019 1825 4 Career and Unrequited Love. Top 5 Dumbest Reasons to Go to Monastery The higher you climb, the worse the fall. Monasticism is not one of the Church Sacraments technically, but in essence it is: when one…