December 5, 2019 3 Stories About Love for Man Lunch is more important Metropolitan Benjamin (Fedchenkov) told how his friend, a priest, began to build a church in his parish. Things were going…
November 28, 2019 St. Paisius (Velichkovsky) on Fasting St. Paisius (1722-1794) was born Peter Velichkovsky in Poltava, Ukraine, to a priestly family. At age thirteen he entered the Kiev Theological School with…
November 25, 2019 Holy Fathers on Combating Bad Thoughts The devil doesn’t attack a man unless he spoils his mind first. After all, a good thought protects a person, a good thought is…
November 12, 2019 St. Paisios of Mount Athos: Injustice Gets God’s Wrath Injustice is a great sin. All sins have extenuating circumstances, but not injustice — it gets God’s wrath. How terrifying it is! Those who…
October 31, 2019 5 Tips for Choosing A Spiritual Father and A Parish Choosing a spiritual father and a parish is not easy. In this issue, not only circumstances common to everyone are important, but also a…
October 27, 2019 Hearing Our Story in a Parable When I meet a new person, my immediate impulse is to try to find something familiar in the other, something we share in common….
October 22, 2019 Saint Sebastian of Karaganda: Teachings Saint Sebastian began his monastic journey in the Optina Pustyn. He was a cell attendant of Elder Joseph, who came to be his great spiritual…
October 15, 2019 The Graceless Elder: Parable of Abba Artemon There was a small monastery near the nice town of Ascalon located on the Mediterranean coast. There were monks who sought solitude and wanted…
October 14, 2019 From Defeat to Victory: The Protection of the Mother of God The feast of the Protection of the Mother of God is one of the most favorite yet paradoxical feasts for Russians. It is a…
October 12, 2019 Why Do We Baptize in the Name of the Holy Trinity and Not in the Name of Jesus? As you read and re-read the Book of Acts, you will find similar expressions here and there: “[B]e baptized every one of you in…
