March 9, 2020 Little Alla And the Big Padlock: On the Modern Life of the St. Thecla-Holy Dormition Convent in Russia Having visited the Convent of St. Thecla and the Dormition, situated in the village of Senino not far from Optina Monastery in Russia’s Kaluga region, I was…
March 6, 2020 A Sensational Interview of Monk Sophronios: “I Agree with Everything Except Euthanasia!” A monk from the monastery in Chania, Crete: “Agree with everything except euthanasia. My strength is weakened by sicknes.”: Sophronios, who suffers from Terminal…
February 19, 2020 What Do I Say to the Person Who Is Suffering? First off, show up. Don’t ask permission, just show up. It’s always difficult to know just what to say when a friend or loved…
February 17, 2020 A Monk from a Samurai Family Hierodeacon Nikolai (Ono) comes from an old family of priests of the Japanese Orthodox Church. His great-great grandfather’s name—Priest John Ono—is often mentioned in…
January 30, 2020 My Journey to the Russian North Throughout many centuries of Russian history, wood has remained the main building material due to its accessibility and renewability. Wood as a building material…
January 22, 2020 Two Episodes of Nonviolent Religiosity When God reveals Himself to us and when we meet Him, we are very eager to share this discovery with our loved ones. Sometimes…
January 21, 2020 Princess Ileana – Mother Alexandra The Orthodox Monastery of the Transfiguration in Ellwood City, PA was founded in 1967 by Mother Alexandra (the former Princess Ileana of Romania) whose…
January 16, 2020 Brooklyn Street Renamed in Honor of Orthodox Priest One of the streets in New York (USA) was called “Father Paul Schneirla Way” after Archpriest Paul Schneirla (+ 2014), an Orthodox priest. According…
January 10, 2020 Stephen Said: “Vladyka, All Is Well With Me”, Turned and Became Invisible Death is a mystery. It is our third birthday. I will be honest—a day does not go by when I don’t think about death. But…
December 11, 2019 Graceful Gift of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnitsa “His beautiful face – that of a gray-haired, enlightened elder – looks as if it is illuminated with spiritual peace and joy. Such spiritual…
