July 2, 2018 47 0 Make the World a Better Place: A New Workshop for People with Disabilities One of the newest projects in St. Elisabeth Convent is a unique workshop called “Dobrodel” (one that does good deeds) especially designed for…
July 2, 2018 526 0 St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco: A True Student of the Saints St. John believed that, in whatever land an Orthodox Christian found himself, it was his responsibility to venerate and pray to its national…
July 2, 2018 71 0 Parable of the Day: Be not Afraid of Cemetery “Vanya, go down the road and find the sheep,” an old man told his grandson. The road was next to a cemetery. The…
June 29, 2018 67 0 Chapter IV. Apostle Paul: The Quarrel between the Supreme Apostles “Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith” (Galatians 3:24). Apostle Paul…
June 29, 2018 29 0 Post-Christian Culture: The Coherence between Our Creeds and Our Deeds It is time for Orthodox Christians to be realistic and not panic about life in an increasingly post-Christian culture. We are a tiny minority…
June 29, 2018 145 0 The Story of the Sower: Where Do You Belong? And as he sowed, some seed fell by the wayside; and the birds came and devoured them. Some fell on stony places, where they…
June 29, 2018 147 1 What Should I Do When My Relative Practices Magic? Question: Dear Father Andrew, my aunt has been openly practicing magic, and she is making our life extremely difficult for me and my brother…
June 29, 2018 75 0 Parable of the Day: A Sermon by the Fire There was a parishioner who stopped going to church, which he had been doing every weekend. After a while the priest decided to…
June 28, 2018 254 0 St. Peter of Damascus: “Do not Despair: If You Fall, Rise Up!” If you fall, rise up. If you fall again, rise up again. Only do not abandon your Physician, lest you be condemned as worse…
June 28, 2018 220 0 Parable of the Day: Saving the Lamp of Your Life Elder Porphyrios from Greece foretold a spiritual child of his that he would have a long life. In spite of that, when that person…