August 7, 2018 St. Seraphim of Sarov: Why Did Even that Holy Man Need Asceticism? Saint Seraphim of Sarov is one of the pillars of the Orthodox faith in the Russian lands. Most Orthodox believers know his biography. We…
August 6, 2018 The Main Problem of the Transfiguration My bishop recently shared the story of a young man whom he taught some years ago. He was Orthodox from Estonia. He grew up…
August 6, 2018 Parable of the Day: How to Understand What People Are around You Once upon a time, there was an old man sitting by an oasis near the gates of a Middle Eastern city. A young traveler…
August 6, 2018 St. John the Russian Fund Organised Pilgrimages for People with Special Needs Recently, volunteers of the Fund in honour of St. John the Russian have organised two pilgrimages for children and adults who live in boarding…
August 5, 2018 Why Spiritual Ignorance Is so Dangerous for a Christian I remember, as an undergraduate student in a university chemistry laboratory, a fellow student who was having tremendous difficulty understanding the basic principles of…
August 5, 2018 St. Nikolai Velimirovich on How God Whitens the One Who Repents Though your sins be like scarlet, they may be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool…
August 5, 2018 3 Steps of Becoming an Orthodox Christian So, you’re exploring the idea of joining the Orthodox Church? Relax! It is a joyful and well worn path, with many souls who…
August 3, 2018 Parable of the Day: Explaining the Concept of Paradise Saint Innocent (Veniaminov) of Moscow used the following parable to explain the concept of the Kingdom of Heaven to his parishioners. – Imagine…
August 3, 2018 An Interview with Patriarch Bartholomew I on the Place of the Church in the World This interview comes days after His All Holiness paid a visit to Bulgaria for the opening of new churches in the Burgas region where…
August 3, 2018 Tentmaking for Present Day Clerics or How Priests Combine Their Service with a Second Job When people meet me, they are usually surprised to learn that not only am I an Orthodox Christian priest, but that I also work…