October 15, 2021 Three Stories about Elder Cleopa (Ilie) Fir-tree on a mountain top One day, Father Cleopa was on a visit to a monastery. Its brethren were facing numerous temptations and criticising…
October 14, 2021 A Miraculous Change of Heart on the Feast Day of Protection My god-daughter Veronica presents the image of a grown-up, independent and successful person. She is a fourth-grader just past her tenth birthday and a…
October 4, 2021 The Brick and the Wheelchair A young and successful executive was traveling down a neighborhood street, going a bit too fast in his new Jaguar. He was watching for…
September 23, 2021 Good Works Only Matter when They Are Complete From the parable about Eulogius the Monk and a poor paralytic Brethren! The bible does not promise salvation to those who endure some things…
September 12, 2021 How God’s Love Delivered a Priest and His Flock from the Abyss of Heavy Drinking A parable from Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh In Russia, 11 September is marked as the day of sobriety. Its celebration resumed in 2014, 100…
August 8, 2021 Miraculous Help from the Great Martyr and Healer Panteleimon in Our Day On August 9, the Orthodox Church celebrates memory of Greatmartyr and Healer Panteleimon. On the eve of the feast, we would like to share…
August 5, 2021 How Saint Seraphim of Sarov Led a Protestant Family to See the Light of the Orthodox Faith Here is a beautiful story about Saint Seraphim upholding the truth of the Orthodox faith in eternity, as told by Metropolitan Veniamin (Fedchenkov). He…
August 3, 2021 Wordless Sermon Two elderly officers once met after years of not seeing each other. One of them was walking out of a church, and the other…
July 24, 2021 Big Basil’s Story In his talks with parishioners Fr Oleg Stenyaev often tells short and very vivid and uplifting stories that immediately make you want to write…
July 20, 2021 Being Content with Little: Wonderful Story by Archimandrite Gregory (Zumis) St Paul the Apostle writes simply and succinctly about being satisfied with little, “…if we have food and clothing, we will be content with…
