February 24, 2019 183 0 The Ruby Ring Once there was a King whose most prized possession was a ruby ring that had been in the royal family since before anyone could…
February 10, 2019 110 0 “I Take Your Sin On Myself”: What All-Forgiving Love Means There are testimonies of all-forgiving love of the great abbot of Optina Pustyn Monastery towards weak brothers and members of clergy who would sometimes…
February 5, 2019 109 0 Crowned for Loving Neighbors: How Far Should We Go in Our Love towards People? Commemoration of Bishop Paulinus who gave all his possessions away and even sold himself into slavery. The crown of love towards one’s neighbors is…
January 21, 2019 79 0 Parable: What the Price of a Dream Is There was a little store on the outskirts of the Universe. It didn’t have a sign because it had been blown away by a…
December 28, 2018 138 0 Four Stories about Liquor and God’s Providence Alms for a Drunkard A young couple came to their spiritual father to donate him one thousand roubles. It was a lot of…
December 12, 2018 309 0 St. Spyridon the Wonderworker and the Deceitful Merchant from Tremithus The Deceitful Merchant There was a merchant from Tremithus who had the practice of borrowing money from Saint Spyridon in order to purchase…
December 6, 2018 142 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…
November 29, 2018 146 0 The Shrewd Steward: What Does this Parable Mean? “There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.” The…
November 27, 2018 170 0 “That Doesn’t Concern Me!” or Why Such Viewpoint Cannot Be Christian A Mouse looked through the crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package. He wondered with great curiosity, “What food…
November 14, 2018 137 0 The Four Wives of the King and How They Are Connected with Everyone of Us Once upon a time there was a rich King who had four wives. He loved the 4th wife the most and adorned her with…
