April 4, 2020 “That’s What Happens to a Man Who Lives Among People” or How to Stop Being a Loser Three Monks There were three hardworking monks. One of them chose to mediate conflicts between people. The other one would visit the sick. The…
April 2, 2020 Alive Thanks to Prayers to the Saints. A Miracle for Neonatology Everyone stops at the Crucifixion near the convent’s church in honour of the Reigning icon of the Mother of God. This artistic composition was…
March 28, 2020 On Death and Dying: Three Stories of Eternal Life On Demetrius Saturday, the Orthodox Church holds a special commemoration service for the reposed. We submit the names of all our Orthodox departed friends…
March 13, 2020 Something Your Eyes Do Not See and Your Ears Do Not Hear Cannot Reach Your Heart A young man came up to a priest and said: -I will not go to church anymore! The priest asked: – Why? The young…
March 5, 2020 “The Woman Said She Was Going to Commit Suicide” – a Real Story from a Priest’s Life This happened in the early years of my priestly ministry and I shall never forget it. One time, in our church shop, they gave…
February 27, 2020 “There Was Such a Choice: Either the Death of a Mother, Or the Death of a Child” – the Story of a Priest About Hopelessness and About a Miracle It happened a few years ago. In the evening after the service, about seven o’clock, I was walking from the altar to the exit…
February 20, 2020 Spiritual ABC Book for Those Who Want to Become Happy You ask with surprise in your voice: what should we do to live better life? It’s not me who will answer you, I will…
February 1, 2020 Why God Has Not Given Wings to Man One hunter liked to go to the forest and the field for prey. Once he was climbing a high mountain for a long time,…
January 27, 2020 Our Ministry Is Both Dangerous and Difficult I was the rector of the Epiphany Church in the village of Khatanga in 1999. It is the northernmost part of the Krasnoyarsk Territory,…
January 9, 2020 “In the First Months of Rehab, I Didn’t Believe I’d Ever Get Over It”: The Story of a Drug Addict Who Made It Through Nikita Sychev is 35 years old. He was born and raised in Moscow. Up until 18, he was an ordinary guy with no taste…
