January 8, 2021 The History of Everything from before the Beginning till after the End – Part Two Christ is born! Glorify him! Christ did not arrive “out of the clear blue”, without warning. There had been long centuries of preparation –…
January 4, 2021 Love or Forgiveness: Which Comes First? Luke 7: 36-50 Philippians 4: 10 – 23 One of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him. Jesus went to the Pharisee’s…
December 30, 2020 Are You Comfortable? Recently I was reading a foreign-language newspaper (well, the English part of it) and there was an article in it about the church. My…
December 25, 2020 Spiritual Testament of the Holy Elder Paisios, Found in Panagouda, His Cell on Mount Athos, after his Death in 1994 On October 20, 1993, Elder Paisios, despite being in great pain, went to the Koutloumousiou Monastery, to which his cell belonged, and greeted hegumen…
December 20, 2020 Gratitude Gives Rise to Faith There is a lot of evidence that writing down five things for which you are grateful each day is good for your health, both…
December 14, 2020 Feast Day of the Holy Apostle Andrew the First Called, or What Is the Essence of Life for an Orthodox Christian The Nativity Fast is always full of holidays. The saints seem to be lining up to glorify the Born Christ. On December 13, we…
December 3, 2020 Interpreting the Parable of the Unrighteous Steward Today’s reading includes the parable of the unfaithful steward (Luke 16: 1-9). Perhaps this is one of those cases when, despite the absolute clarity…
November 26, 2020 “Love is Above Fasting!” Simple Stories with St Tikhon of Zadonsk During his long life, Saint Tikhon wrote many spiritual works. The present generation of believers continue to turn to them for consolation, admonition, and…
November 16, 2020 Can You Be Too Virtuous? Is it possible to be excessively virtuous? The question might seem ridiculous and yet one can find in the Church Fathers comments saying even…
November 3, 2020 Why Did God Curse the Earth if It Is Just Adam and Eve Who Have Sinned? Question: Why did the Lord curse the Earth, which He Himself had created? It is not the earth’s fault that Adam and Eve have…
