May 11, 2018 614 2 Choosing between Monasticism and Marriage Most young people don’t know how to discover their calling in the life. Whether to dedicate themselves to monasticism or select the marriage path….
May 11, 2018 169 0 8 Tips for a Proper Confession Before confession, each person must attempt to recall all of his sins, voluntary and involuntary, must attentively go over his life in order, to…
May 11, 2018 385 0 St. John Chrysostom on Why We Should Go to Church Many Christians are lazy to go to Church. Even on feast days, in some churches the bell rings just like in a desert, and…
May 8, 2018 307 0 St. Alexis Toth: the True Defender of Orthodoxy in America Our holy Father Alexis, the defender of the Orthodox Faith and zealous worker in the Lord’s vineyard, was born in Austro-Hungary on March 18,…
May 8, 2018 138 0 From Pastor to Priest: Fr. Igor Zyryanov on His Personal Spiritual Journey In 2009, the well-known Russian Protestant pastor Igor Zyryanov converted to Orthodoxy along with his entire community of neo-Pentecostals. Today Fr. Igor is the…
May 8, 2018 80 0 3 Answers from Father Andrew: What Should an Ideal Woman Be Like? Archpriest Andrew Lemeshonok, the spiritual father of St. Elisabeth Convent, answers various questions of the parishioners. What should an ideal woman be like?…
May 4, 2018 177 0 The Holy New Martyr Archpriest Vasily Martysz The holy New Martyr Archpriest Vasily Martysz was born on February 20, 1874 in Tertyn, in the Hrubieszow region of southeastern Poland. His father…
May 4, 2018 62 0 The Dangers of Hate and Anger A natural desire of a normal person is to become better and, consequently, to live better. We are not always satisfied with ourselves…
May 4, 2018 3711 2 Why Do We Pray for the Dead on the 3rd, 9th, and 40th Day of a Person’s Repose? Question: Why do we pray for the dead on the 3rd, 9th, and 40th day of a person’s repose, and what is the basis…
May 3, 2018 345 0 Thinking Out Loud: What an Orthodox Mother-in-law Should Be Like? A mother-in-law is the chief. She thinks so a priori. It was she who gave birth to the son, and it was she who…