August 24, 2019 The New Martyrs and Confessors of Solovki As we commemorate the New Martyrs and Confessors of Solovki, it is important not only to honor this day by participating in the Divine…
August 17, 2019 Saint Luke (Voino-Yasenetsky): I’m Out of Work as Bishop There is a very special story in the Gospel of Mark about the relation between faith and doubt. One day, people brought a possessed…
August 16, 2019 Western Saints in Russian Church Calendar. St. Lupus of Troyes Fifteen new saints were added to the list of saints of the Russian Church two years ago. They are ancient saints of the Western…
August 15, 2019 Blessed Is the Pure in Heart Blessed Basil the Fool-for-Christ is one of the most well-known fools-for-Christ from Moscow. Russians have always venerated fools-for-Christ – those who rejected outward decorum…
August 14, 2019 A Beast with a Halo: What Do We Know of the Most Arguable Saint? The icon of Saint Christopher (which was later prohibited by the Synod of 1722 for being “contrary to nature, history, and the truth itself”)…
August 10, 2019 Saint Nicholas, Protector of Children On this day, the Church celebrates the memory of one of her most beloved saints—St. Nicholas the Wonderworker of Myra and Lycia. St. Nicholas…
August 9, 2019 Greatmartyr and Healer Panteleimon’s Miracles The Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon was born in the city of Nicomedia into the family of the illustrious pagan Eustorgius, and he was…
August 8, 2019 Was Cleopatra a Saint? A priest once told me that there was a blue-eyed white girl with brownish hair who came to partake of Holy Communion and clearly…
August 7, 2019 How Thailand Honored Emperor Nicholas II An Orthodox parish appeared in the Thai city of Hua Hin about seven years ago. Hua Hin is situated near Bangkok and it is…
August 7, 2019 “Fear not, Anne!” We often take something we cannot explain for a miracle. We seem to think that it would be great if our faith could move…
