April 4, 2019 546 6 “It’s Never Too Late”: a Nun’s Story about How our Parents Come to God Sometimes This story happened to my father, Eugene Ivanovich, in July 2014. My dad is 82. He grew up in a village and he is…
April 1, 2019 303 0 Benefits of Our Prayers for the Dying Fragment of a homily by Saint Gregory the Pope of Rome about a monk who was almost swallowed by a serpent but was released…
March 20, 2019 509 0 Human Fates in St. Elisabeth Convent: Nun Vera (Gordienko), Part II Another Planet “It was extremely difficult for me to adapt to life in the Convent in all its aspects at first,” Nun Vera continues….
March 19, 2019 300 1 Human Fates in St. Elisabeth Convent: Nun Vera (Gordienko), Part I Vera (Faith). This nun got the name Vera during her tonsure for a reason. Before her coming to faith, this woman was addicted to…
February 28, 2019 221 0 A Priest’s Story about How Parents Make Their Children Turn from Church Personally, telling people something that they do not want to hear is the hardest thing to do in the ministry. Especially when a person…
February 22, 2019 499 0 A True Story about the Uncovering of the Relics of Patriarch Tikhon From book “Everyday Saints and Other Stories” by Bishop Tikhon (Shevkunov). One of the many mysteries of ecclesiastical life in Soviet times was what…
February 17, 2019 381 0 The Mission Notes of Saint Nicholas of Japan Saint Nicholas of Japan was a unique and notable example to all Orthodox Christian missionaries. First, he threw himself wholeheartedly into understanding the language…
February 14, 2019 175 0 Why Some Priests Can Refuse to Be Spiritual Fathers I want to say something which is not a commentary on the Gospel. Time and again, not only I but every priest is asked…
February 11, 2019 78 0 “The Mindless Hearts”: a Personal Encounter with the Boarding Home for Adults with Special Needs How do you meet someone who is able to shift your views and opinions radically – someone who can change the angle, the breadth…
February 3, 2019 562 0 How You Can Really Help a Person Instead of Just Saying “I’ll Pray For You” Think about the last time you were going through a tough time in your life. What were the most helpful things that people said…