January 20, 2022 Vasnetsov’s Murals at Kiev’s Saint Vladimir Cathedral — Appealing to Every Heart Victor Mikhailovich Vasnetsov rightfully earned himself a prominent place among the great Russian religious painters. At the height of his artistic career, the visual…
January 19, 2022 Trinity at the Jordan River. What Was God’s Message to Us? We are connected with God, kin to God, and lonely without God One day we were brought to church and baptized. Some of us…
January 18, 2022 Degrees of Acceptance of Theological Statements by the Church The church historian V. Bolotov proposed a system with 4 stages of acceptance of a particular theological idea or statement by the entire Church,…
January 17, 2022 Miracles That Anyone Can “Touch” Malachi is the last Old Testament prophet, with the exception of St John the Forerunner. His prophetic ministry unfolds after the restoration of the…
January 16, 2022 What Was the Real Age of Christ? The works of the Hieromartyr Irenaeus of Lyons contain a statement according to which Christ died not at the age of 33, as it…
January 15, 2022 Venerable Seraphim of Sarov. Acquiring the Spirit St Seraphim is one of the most revered Russian saints. Everyone knows that we should imitate saints and learn from them. What is it…
January 14, 2022 The Evolution of the Church Censer The tradition of burning incense in church during worship, adopted from the times of the Old Testament, has been carefully preserved by the Orthodox…
January 13, 2022 A Silent Confession on the Feast of the Circumcision of Christ: a True Story It was the feast of the Circumcision of Christ and Saint Basil the Great. Father Sergius had just served the festive liturgy at church…
January 12, 2022 Altar Server’s Ministry: Antiquity, Modernity and Existing Controversies The ministry of the altar server has gone through several stages of development. The word ponomar, used in reference to altar servers in the…
January 11, 2022 Obedience to Our Elders, Confessors and the Lord, and How to Find It God gave us free will, and no one can be forced to follow the way of salvation against their wishes. Everyone is free to…
