August 24, 2018 The Beauty of Church Life: Why Is Church Worship so Important? The contemporary world in its attempts to make everything simpler stumbles at the steps of Orthodox churches. Everyday hassles suddenly appear insignificant as soon…
August 24, 2018 Elder Paisios on Children, Their Joys and Difficulties Q: I’ve noticed, Elder, that sometimes babies smile at the time of Divine Liturgy. A: They don’t do that only at the Divine Liturgy….
August 23, 2018 By the Prayers of St. Elisabeth: a True Story of the Saint’s Help I want to share how Grand Duchess Elisabeth has helped me in guiding me to Orthodoxy and strengthening my faith. As a divorced single…
August 23, 2018 Saint John the Warrior and Good Films: The Film Studio of St. Elisabeth Convent There is little information about Holy Martyr John the Warrior. He was an officer in the army of Emperor Julian the Apostate sent to…
August 23, 2018 “Hush, God Is Coming!” Folk wisdom has it that children are never shy of telling the truth. It happens that the Lord reveals something hidden, which we cannot…
August 22, 2018 Becoming the Mother of God: Unto Us a Child is Born, unto Us a Son Is Given None of us, the people living on earth today, remembers – and cannot remember – from which glory our forefather Adam fell off once….
August 22, 2018 Parable of the Day: Planting Good and Bad Seeds Some disciples came to their elder and asked him why bad proclivities stick to one’s soul so readily, while good ones don’t, and even…
August 22, 2018 Why no Pews in Church? Question: I currently go to a relatively traditional parish, however, recently it has been suggested that we add chairs to our parish, and I…
August 22, 2018 10 Simple Tips for New Believers in Orthodoxy Quite often, it seems to us that our questions and doubts have no answer; that they destroy the image of the world that the…
August 21, 2018 Parable of the Day: Why the Swallows Migrate in Winter An old legend has it that long ago, there was a time when swallows didn’t migrate during the cold season. Every year, they had…