October 16, 2019 Types of Prayer Ropes: Lestovka Prayer Ropes Prayer ropes may vary not only in size but also in the way they are made and the material used. The most well-known variant…
October 11, 2019 Saint Nil Sorsky VS Saint Joseph Volotsky Lately, the Church commemorated St. Joseph Volotsky. He is one of the saints of the Russian Church, whose name is associated with the figure of…
September 13, 2019 Why Do Monks Run The Church? Nina: Hello, Vladimir, I promised one guy I’d give a qualified answer. I ask for your help. Maybe you could ask someone reputable… The…
September 2, 2019 Blessed Hieromonk Seraphim Rose Father Seraphim was born into a typical white middle class Protestant family in San Diego in 1934. While growing up, he was the proverbial…
September 2, 2019 Monasteries: Centers for Spiritual Healing and Intercessory Prayer Monastics are an integral part of the Church and should not be seen as independent of the Church Universal. Monks are bound by the…
August 24, 2019 The New Martyrs and Confessors of Solovki As we commemorate the New Martyrs and Confessors of Solovki, it is important not only to honor this day by participating in the Divine…
August 23, 2019 Russian Calvary This week is marked by the memory of the saints of the Solovki. First we celebrated the memory of the translation of the relics…
June 19, 2019 Do Clerical Dress and Monastic Habits Really Matter? I am a great fan of the BBC series “Call the Midwife”, which features a group of Anglican sisters working among the poor in…
May 29, 2019 Russian Orthodox Philosopher on Why All Believers Are Monks in Fact An excerpt from The Light Shineth in the Darkness by the Russian Orthodox Philosopher S. L. Frank: “A number of monastic orders have…
May 20, 2019 What Happened on Mount Athos in 1910 – 1971 The Synaxis of all Russian saints who lived on Mount Athos is celebrated in the Russian St. Panteleimon Monastery on Mt. Athos on May 7/20. That…
