March 14, 2021 188 0 Venerable John Cassian the Roman March 1 (13) is the feast day of Venerable John Cassian, a saint who lived in Orthodox Gaul and is known for his ascetic…
March 11, 2021 1942 2 Why the Incorruptible Body Is Not Necessarily a Sign of Holiness and Other Questions about the Holy Relics The relics of saints are treated with particular reverence and play an important role in Orthodox worship. Since ancient times, tombs, graves and shrines…
March 8, 2021 236 0 Praying for Money and What St Paisios of the Holy Mountain Thought of It Venerable Paisios spent the years between 1968 and 1979 in his poor kelli of the Honorable Cross in Kapsala, Mount Athos. In most cases,…
March 3, 2021 151 0 St Leo the Great On February 18th by old calendar the church commemorates St Leo the Great, one of the holy Roman hierarchs and a fighter for Orthodoxy….
February 25, 2021 357 0 St Seraphim (Sobolev): Instructions and Real-life Stories St Seraphim, Archbishop of Bogucharsk , whose memory we celebrate on February 26, left behind many invaluable works and instructions, born from personal experience,…
February 23, 2021 1036 0 Insanity — a Defence against the Madness of the World Most Orthodox Christians in our part of the world will know the Venerable Saint Simeon of Verkhoturye. Yet few are familiar with the life…
February 20, 2021 510 0 A Story Told by Elder Paisios about a Young Monk Setting His Cell on Fire to “Disinfect” It after It Was “Defiled” by a Woman Reflecting on how a person’s thoughts are indicative of his spiritual state, Venerable Elder Paisios once said, “People interpret the reality in accordance with…
February 19, 2021 218 0 Prophet Shemaiah on War and the Immutability of God’s Will As we may be aware, prophecy in the Old Testament was not the lot of only four great and twelve minor prophets listed by…
February 15, 2021 225 0 Two Parables and One Piece of Advice from Saint Silouan the Athonite Why Hasn’t God Given Wings to Man? One hunter liked to go out hunting for prey. Once he got tired and sat down on…
February 11, 2021 562 0 “Come Visit Me as if I Am Alive, and I Will Help You.” New Miracles of the Blessed Valentina of Minsk Travellers from different parts of the world have been coming to the grave of the blessed saint Valentina of Minsk near Krysovo Village in…