May 8, 2019 Nun Irina (Helman): “Worshipping God Means Serving Your Neighbour” When someone asked an elder what the difference between lay people and monks is, the elder replied, “First: Monks don’t marry.” It doesn’t sound…
May 6, 2019 How Can We Possibly Love Everyone? We are instructed by Christ to love our neighbors as ourselves, and even to love our enemies. There are always individuals who come into…
May 5, 2019 Living through the Feast of Feasts: the Paschal Reflections of the Catalog of Good Deeds Team Christ is Risen! With the coming of Great and Holy Pascha, the time of Great Lent is over comes to its end, too. We…
May 5, 2019 Orthodox Christianity: a Religion of Rules or Love? One of the things that newcomers quickly learn about the Orthodox Church is that it is a Church with various rules. Everyone who…
May 2, 2019 Doubt: How It Becomes the Driving Force in Our Spiritual Life Sergey Averintsev wrote a wonderful poem about Apostle Thomas. He addresses Christ on behalf of the Apostle, asking him to show his wounds. The Apostle…
May 1, 2019 The Best Way to Preserve Your Paschal Joy This day has come! The solemn exclamation Christ is risen! has broken the silence of the spring night and filled our hearts with joy….
April 30, 2019 Some Words about the Paschal Mystery of the Holy Fire The so-called “Holy Fire” is the name given to the fire that appears on ends of the candles of the Patriarch of Jerusalem and…
April 22, 2019 Great Monday: the Path to Eternal Beauty It’s Sunday afternoon. After a clear and solemn morning, after the consecration of willow branches, after the Palm Sunday, which portends the Easter, there…
April 18, 2019 “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…
April 17, 2019 The Role Monasticism Play in the Life of the Church You are not alone in asking that question. In a world where everything that is done has to have a “purpose” monasticism seems, on…
April 15, 2019 “You Should Care for Your Loved Spouse and Stop Your Constant Excuses” Archimandrite Andrew (Konanos) advises on how to learn to live a fuller marriage. I met a family one day. One of the spouses said,…
April 15, 2019 Spiritual Growth through Irritating People in Your Life Have you ever had a person in your life that simply pushed your buttons whenever you were around them? Perhaps you might just have…
