September 13, 2018 851 8 Why Russian Orthodox Priests Don’t Wear Wedding Rings? Wedding rings have a very long history. For instance, they are mentioned in Genesis, the first book of the Old Testament, “And Pharaoh said…
September 13, 2018 5671 2 20 Brief Facts about the Life and Death of St. John the Baptist 1. St. John the Baptist was born to a childless elderly people whose names were Zachariah and Elisabeth. 2. St. John was born into…
September 12, 2018 75 0 Parable of the Day: The First Step to God There was a man who came to an elder and said: “I’d like to find the way to God. Help me!” The elder looked…
September 12, 2018 356 0 Looking for Dragons in Orthodox Iconography Explaining the icon of St. George slaying the dragon to a 4 year old is amazing. Explaining the icon of St. George to a…
September 12, 2018 125 0 Elder Nikolai Gurianov: Being the Father of Many Don’t you worry, don’t be anxious: Time of happiness will bloom! Just you wait and just be patient: The award will find you soon….
September 11, 2018 3602 4 The “Black” Orthodoxy: St. Moses the Black and Other Black Saints in Orthodox History On September 10, the Orthodox Church commemorated a unique saint – St. Moses the Black. Although the saint was from Ethiopia, which is located…
September 11, 2018 71 0 Parable of the Day: A Painting Without Author An atheist came to an elder and started telling him that he didn’t believe in God. He just couldn’t buy the idea of a…
September 11, 2018 87 0 We Aren’t Outcasts: We Were Chosen by Illness Their lives were literally divided into the “before” and the “after”. They used to work, make friends, dream, love, and believe… until a mental…
September 10, 2018 173 0 Parable of the Day: The Young Man Who Defeated Death There was a courageous young man who was yearning to find something that couldn’t be found on Earth but at the same time something…
September 10, 2018 66 0 Why Are Some Children Born Ill? Question: Dear Father Andrew, your blessing. I am a mother of two. My younger son is 7 and he is autistic. I have a…