July 20, 2021 Viewing Monasticism as a Lived Experience Archpriest Vladimir Kotsaba accepted monastic tonsure with the name Victor on 20 March 2015 at Kiev – Pechersk Lavra from Metropolitan Onufriy (Berezovsky), Primate…
July 8, 2021 The Origin and Meaning of Episcopal Mantles and Their Elements An episcopal mantle is a type of monastic mantle worn by Orthodox patriarchs, metropolitans, archbishops and bishops attending church services or processions. There are…
June 8, 2021 Elder Gregory (Zumis) – Teachings, Prophesies and Untold Stories Less than three years ago, Elder Gregory (Zumis), Hegumen of Docheiariou Monastery on Mount Athos, departed to God. We have published stories about the…
May 28, 2021 Miracles Happen at the Right Time Priest Oleg Vrona, the rector of St. Nicholas Church in Tallinn, speaks about the Christian attitude towards patience and its goodness, the virtue, which…
May 25, 2021 St Nilus of Sora and the Dispute about Monastic Property Rights Representing Two Mutually Reinforcing Spiritual Trends in Monasticism The history of the Russian Church often escapes the attention of most Orthodox people. Typically, our…
March 18, 2021 The Crucified Monk: Icon of the Monastic Life Around the entrance of refectories in Orthodox monasteries, there can sometimes be seen a shocking image of a monk being crucified. The unnamed monk…
March 6, 2021 Athos Monasticism: the Coexistence of Life and Death Every athonite monk, following in the footsteps of the holy fathers and living according to their tradition, combines the two states that appear antithetical…
January 29, 2021 Elder Theodosius the Athonite: “99% of What Mediums and Spiritualists Say Is the Truth…” True or False? Father Theodosius (worldly name Theodore Antonátos) was born on March 1, 1901 in the village of Atalandi in Lokris. After graduating from the Higher…
January 26, 2021 About a Certain Monk, who Desired a Pagan Priest’s Daughter, Deserted Christ, Rejected His holy Baptism and Was Still Saved by God The Word of God says that “the intention of man’s heart is evil from his youth” (Gen. 8, 21), which means that we are…
January 19, 2021 Monks’ Inventions From the archives Science and education the way we know them did not appear until the 17th and 18th century. Until then, the centres…
