March 31, 2020 6 Curious Facts about Saint Seraphim of Vyritsa Fact 1. Several patron saints The future Saint Seraphim of Vyritsa was baptized with the name Vasily in honor of Saint Vasily the New,…
March 31, 2020 The Remains of the Great-Great-Great-Grandmother of the British Queen Have Been Discovered. What Does Orthodoxy Have to Do with It? The oldest of the identified ancestors of Queen Elizabeth II was a saint, who is also revered in the Orthodox Church. British scholars have…
March 24, 2020 St. Gregory I the Great, Pope of Rome: The Great Interlocutor On March 12/25, we recall St. Gregory I the Great, Pope of Rome (590-604), who was one of the most prominent representatives of Western…
March 21, 2020 Samson and the Origins of Monasticism The principles of monasticism are deeply embedded within the scriptures. The call to monasticism is twofold. It represents a call to adhere strictly and…
March 17, 2020 How Saint Valentina of Minsk Helped during the Great Patriotic War The feat of Jack reconnaissance group, which operated in 1944 behind the Nazis lines in East Prussia, is forever inscribed in the history of…
March 17, 2020 St. Gregory Palamas: Traditionalist or Innovator? St. Gregory Palamas (1296-1359), archbishop of Thessaloniki (1347-1359), was and is a controversial figure. His experience and teachings of the Uncreated energies of God was…
March 16, 2020 The Holy Fathers on Abstinence Let’s not try to outdo each other’s imprudence (and all that is superfluous and unnecessary… is imprudence), especially when others created from the same…
March 15, 2020 Divinely Inspired Thoughts of St Gregory Palamas In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Why do we fast? Why do we make sacrifices?…
March 15, 2020 The Story of St. Ephrem the Syrian and Basil the Great Our Misconceptions about High-Ranking People We often have completely false ideas about people of high rank who are crowned with glory and honor. We…
March 12, 2020 A Special Feat of Wearing Verigi Christian ascetics and fools-for-Christ have been wearing shackles under their clothes on their naked bodies since ancient times in order to subdue their flesh…
