December 12, 2021 227 0 “Praying Means Learning to Love” About Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh Prayer and Carrots Metropolitan Anthony: «I remember once praying in my room (as a child. – Ed. Note) in the most exalted spiritual mood,…
October 18, 2020 155 0 Who Is the Greatest in the Kingdom of Heaven? The answer is, the children, adult children who have preserved purity, spontaneity, and a kind heart in the path of life in spite of…
September 25, 2020 235 0 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…
July 27, 2020 339 0 “I Was Afraid to Tell My Jewish Father that We Were Baptized.” I was born in a Jewish family. My father was an Assistant Rabbi. We didn’t go to synagogue often, but celebrated the feast days…
July 14, 2020 356 0 Getting Married I was 27. I had a good job, a higher education (and a half), and a cat. I wanted to get married. I accidentally…
April 2, 2020 137 0 Alive Thanks to Prayers to the Saints. A Miracle for Neonatology Everyone stops at the Crucifixion near the convent’s church in honour of the Reigning icon of the Mother of God. This artistic composition was…
March 28, 2020 365 2 On Death and Dying: Three Stories of Eternal Life On Demetrius Saturday, the Orthodox Church holds a special commemoration service for the reposed. We submit the names of all our Orthodox departed friends…
March 9, 2020 249 2 Little Alla And the Big Padlock: On the Modern Life of the St. Thecla-Holy Dormition Convent in Russia Having visited the Convent of St. Thecla and the Dormition, situated in the village of Senino not far from Optina Monastery in Russia’s Kaluga region, I was…
March 6, 2020 1381 0 A Sensational Interview of Monk Sophronios: “I Agree with Everything Except Euthanasia!” A monk from the monastery in Chania, Crete: “Agree with everything except euthanasia. My strength is weakened by sicknes.”: Sophronios, who suffers from Terminal…
February 17, 2020 717 0 A Monk from a Samurai Family Hierodeacon Nikolai (Ono) comes from an old family of priests of the Japanese Orthodox Church. His great-great grandfather’s name—Priest John Ono—is often mentioned in…
