May 5, 2021 Paschal Martyrdom in a Monastery that Never Sleeps On 23 April the Orthodox Church honours the memory of 179 newly revealed martyrs of Ntaou Penteli. An Orthodox Christian will recall that the…
April 22, 2021 St Kassia and Her Creations, Still Heard at Today’s Divine Services The personality of Kassia the Hymnographer is relatively unknown, but the stichera and irmoi written by her are familiar to every church person attending…
April 21, 2021 From Harlots to Saints: Imitating St. Mary of Egypt Last Sunday we celebrated the week of St. Mary of Egypt, recalling her life as a vivid example of the depth of repentance. But…
April 21, 2021 Finding Freedom This week of Great Lent, the Church celebrates the memory of St. Mary of Egypt. The story of St. Mary is the story of…
April 19, 2021 Saint Mary of Egypt: Amazing Repentance “There is joy in the presence of the angels of God over one sinner that repenteth.” (Luke 15:10) Some might find it surprising that…
April 17, 2021 The Saint Who Moved Mountains Saint Mark was born in Athens. He related his life to Abba Serapion who, by the will of God, visited him before his death….
April 13, 2021 Sinai Tea and Other Recipes from St Paisios of the Holy Mountain and His Favourite “Restaurant” on Mount Athos In 1962 St Paisios came to Sinai. There he lived in the cell of Sts Galaktion and Episteme and observed an ascetic rule that…
April 11, 2021 Climacus and His Ladder “Oh, if only I could / At least to some degree, / Write eight lines I would / About passion’s properties. / About the…
April 8, 2021 This Saint’s Prescience Was Noticed by the KGB The highest feat of foolishness of Saint Barbara Skvorchikhinskaya (in the world, Barbara Vasilievna Arkhangelskaya; November 20, 1890 – February 27, 1966) is not…
April 2, 2021 Saint Sophronius of Jerusalem, a Liturgist and Defender of the Faith Most Orthodox faithful will have heard about the Monophysite heresy, simply because of the significant number of pre-Chalcedon churches that still adhere to it….
