January 24, 2019 293 0 The Tradition of All-American Slava When I married into a Serbian Orthodox family, I gained a Krsna Slava in the bargain, and now I wish everyone had one! You…
January 22, 2019 507 0 A U.S. Christian Moved to Russia to Protect His Children from Moral Decay “Whether rightly or wrongly I saw a trend toward an increasing intrusiveness by the government in America to dictate what my children could and…
December 20, 2018 240 0 In the Memory of the Fool-for-Christ the Athonite Elder Gregory (Zumis) On the night of October 22-23, the abbot of Dochariou Monastery of holy Mount Athos, Archimandrite Gregory (Zumis), a close relative of the famous…
December 17, 2018 95 0 How a Muslim Man Turned to Christ It happened to me in Germany, in the city of Cologne. I must admit that I can’t recall the name of the main character…
December 6, 2018 141 0 How a Bear Saved a Metropolitan from Frost The Most Rev. Kirill (Smirnov), Metropolitan of Kazan and Sviyazhsk, was sent to exile. He was thrown out of the train going at…
December 4, 2018 200 0 Orthodoxy in the United States, Firsthand Interview with Sister Margarete (Roeber), a nun at the Holy Assumption Monastery in Calistoga, California. With the blessing of her abbess, Mother…
October 23, 2018 36 1 A Visit to the Not Indifferent Ones: a Personal Story about the First Meeting with Special Children Sometimes they only need physical contact. They are excited every time you touch or hug them. The feeling of having someone around makes them…
October 19, 2018 171 0 Three Personal Stories about God’s Providence in Our Lives Life-Saving Splinter When Archimandrite Pavel Gruzdev was in a prison camp, he made it his duty to get up an hour before the…
September 18, 2018 151 0 If You Want Your Children to Change, Change Yourselves She thanks the Lord not only for joys but also for sorrows. Anna has had more than her fair share of sorrows in the…
September 13, 2018 373 3 Personal Story: Being a Black Orthodox Christian I have a friend who is considering becoming an Orthodox Christian. She is African-American and is concerned that by joining the Orthodox Church that…