June 11, 2021 St Isaac. A Daring Monk and a Magnificent Cathedral June 12, new style (May 30, old style) is a symbolic date for the Russian “northern capital” of St Petersburg. It is associated with…
June 9, 2021 The First “Soviet” Saint Saint John the Russian is an unusual saint. He did not allow sharing his relics, with the only exception made for the Russian monastery…
May 27, 2021 Miraculous Stories with St Gabriel (Urgebadze) Venerable Gabriel (Urgebadze), who passed away less than 30 years ago, is known to Orthodox Christians from all over the world. Today St Gabriel…
May 18, 2021 Jacob’s Ziggurat Genesis 28:10-17 describes a vision which Jacob had in a dream at the place that became known as Bethel (v. 19). Throughout the patriarchal…
May 17, 2021 Aquila and Priscilla You will have to forgive me because what I am about to tell you, I learned this many years ago while I attended college….
May 16, 2021 On Women Who Became Greater Than Men The third Sunday after Pascha is dedicated not to the apostles or any famous saints glorified for their great acts and podvigs, but to the…
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…
