June 21, 2019 3452 1 “Do Not Get Dirty!”: 5 Facts to Know about the “Holi Festival of Colors” Almost all over the world, the so-called “holi colors festivals” have been held for last several years. During such festivals, people are throwing colors…
June 19, 2019 105 0 Priest’s Reminder for Father’s Day: “True Success Is Found Within” Happy Father’s Day to all the Dad’s and Grandpa’s! (June 19th if you’ve forgotten.) The poem below was given to me many years ago…
June 18, 2019 350 0 Why Is the Church Supposed to Speak All the Languages? Ref. Acts 2: 5-11 “We hear them telling in our own tongues the mighty works of God.” What an amazing feeling that must have…
June 11, 2019 214 0 10 Simple Ways to Make Your Summer Spiritually Full We all know it can be hard to do stay spiritually engaged with our faith when we just want to be outside enjoying the…
April 18, 2019 410 0 “St. Patrick’s Day Begins with Prayer, Not a Can of Guinness”: A Russian Priest on His Ministry in Ireland Archpriest George Zavershinsky has spent almost two decades as a priest in Western Europe, namely in Ireland and Scotland. His spiritual father had suggested that…
February 19, 2019 98 0 Fr. Lawrence Farley: “We’re All Dying, Aren’t We?” “We’re all dying, aren’t we?” These words could have come from the lips of any thoughtful philosopher from the days of Marcus Aurelius on….
January 29, 2019 160 0 Some Ideas on Welcoming and Retaining Those Who Had Left the Church A newspaper reporter was interviewing the mother of a large family of children. The reporter asked her the difficult question, “Which of your children…
January 3, 2019 92 0 The Island of Tinos and Its Christmas Traditions Tinian people preserve their local manners and customs as sacred. Besides, many of those stem from ancient religious traditions. These customs survive mostly in…
December 27, 2018 221 0 St. Alexander Nevsky Lavra and 10 Interesting Facts About It There are just two Lavras in Russia: one is Holy Trinity Saint Sergius Lavra near Moscow; the other is St. Alexander Nevsky Lavra in…
October 31, 2018 2543 3 A Brief Word on Halloween in a Letter to Orthodox Parents From a letter of Archimandrite Irenei to a mother and father (2012): My dear N and A, You are Orthodox parents raising…