February 17, 2019 The Mission Notes of Saint Nicholas of Japan Saint Nicholas of Japan was a unique and notable example to all Orthodox Christian missionaries. First, he threw himself wholeheartedly into understanding the language…
February 12, 2019 The Synaxis of the Three Hierarchs: What Is so Special about Them? During the reign of the right-believing and Christ-loving Emperor Alexius Comnenus, successor to Nicephoros Botaneiates, a dispute arose in Constantinople among the wisest and…
February 6, 2019 Blessed Xenia, Napoleon and their Contributions to Our History There is likely not a single history textbook that speaks of Blessed Xenia of Petersburg, whose memory we celebrate today. Yet every history…
February 5, 2019 Crowned for Loving Neighbors: How Far Should We Go in Our Love towards People? Commemoration of Bishop Paulinus who gave all his possessions away and even sold himself into slavery. The crown of love towards one’s neighbors is…
January 30, 2019 The Father of Christian Monasticism We honor the memory of St. Anthony – the renowned Egyptian (Coptic) saint who was titled Great while he was still alive – today, on…
January 14, 2019 Holy Hierarch Kentigern (Mungo) of Strathclyde, Bishop of Glasgow and Wonderworker Saint Kentigern has been venerated for many centuries as one of the apostles of Scotland and patron-saint of Glasgow. He is best known in…
January 14, 2019 A Remarkable Story about Basil the Great Told by an Eyewitness There is a remarkable story told by an eyewitness (Bishop Elladius, the successor to Saint Basil the Great) how the holy hierarch rescued a…
December 25, 2018 How St. Spyridon Miraculously Helped a Family Just as he did during his life, out of his great kindness St. Spyridon continues to help people who pray to him. Here is…
December 24, 2018 St. Martyr Ahmed the Calligrapher The holy New Martyr Ahmed was born in the seventeenth century to a Muslim family in Constantinople. By profession he was a copyist in…
December 19, 2018 The Real Santa Claus or How St. Nicholas Was Stolen Saint Nicholas’ Last Days in the East For many centuries Nicholas’ burial place at Myra was a pilgrimage center. However, as time went…
