August 28, 2018 121 0 “Another Understanding of Death”: a Dormition Sermon by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit! Today we mark one of the Twelve Great Feasts,…
August 28, 2018 92 0 Kenya: “The Other” Orthodoxy Ruslan Yarotsky is a religious scholar and an Orthodox missionary from Hrodna who is also the head of a charitable fund, which helps Orthodox…
August 27, 2018 76 0 The Mother of Crucified God: The Sorrows of Virgin Mary near the Cross So, the day of Easter was coming – and so did the Passion of Christ. What did those days mean to the Mother of…
August 27, 2018 117 0 Is Monasticism the Only Way to Live a Pious Life? Fasting, praying, Church more than once a week, “take up your cross,” sacrifice… Do I have to be a monk? I have been asked…
August 27, 2018 165 0 Parable of the Day: Be Careful with Your Reasoning Long time ago, several brave and courageous men who lived far from the ocean decided to see what the ocean was like. They asked…
August 26, 2018 76 0 Parable of the Day: The Last Wish of the Father There was a believer who had an irreligious son. The father was upset but no matter how hard he tried, he couldn’t bring the…
August 26, 2018 622 2 Some Facts about Depicting Deacons in Orthodox Iconography A friend sent me a photo of an icon he recently bought. It was an icon of St. Stephen, an early deacon in the…
August 26, 2018 55 0 “People Fight for Their Rights and Do Not Understand Their Neighbours” Ofttimes, I have to talk with people who are offended. They keep complaining and whining all the time… They just don’t look at themselves…
August 24, 2018 69 0 A Sword Will Pierce through Your Soul: Meeting of the Lord and a New Prophecy for Virgin Mary On the 40th day after the nativity of Christ, Mary the Mother of God and Joseph brought the Divine Infant to the Temple in…
August 24, 2018 118 0 Parable of the Day: Talking to Non-spiritual People An eagle was soaring in the sky and enjoying the beauty of the world. The eagle was thinking, “I cover long distances and see…