June 23, 2020 884 0 Ancient Fathers on Reincarnation In view of the high prevalence of the idea of “transmigration of souls” in modern society, it seems useful to pay attention to what…
June 18, 2020 335 0 Belarusian Icon Many people who saw Belarusian icons have the impression of their being warm, kind, and homely. Belarusian icon painters approached even tragic stories in…
June 9, 2020 443 1 Do We Need Monogamy in Today’s World? Myth Monogamy is outdated. Religious demands for loyalty made sense when there were no effective remedies for unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases, and…
June 4, 2020 3289 4 May Orthodox Christians Eat Halal Food? When an ignorant person sees a product marked Halal on the counter, it is unlikely that he or she will pay any attention to…
May 5, 2020 614 2 Is Orthodoxy Light Over? One friend of mine, a bright man and a talented musician, while being healthy treated faith ironically, sometimes making vulgar jokes on a Christian…
May 3, 2020 330 0 Old Russian Pictorial Embroidery The gold-embroidered Byzantine fabrics were known in Russia even before the adoption of Christianity. It was from Byzantium with which firm diplomatic and trading…
April 21, 2020 1368 2 What Did the 20th Century Saints Say about the Coronavirus? Typically, such prophecies very quickly gain additions and embellishments from some not very intelligent “zealots”. They make up everything that comes to mind. They…
April 13, 2020 140 0 Social vs. Spiritual Distancing At the time of the COVID-19 pandemic, the secular authorities have implemented “social distancing” as one of the crucial measures in the fight against…
April 2, 2020 584 0 Orthodoxy in Poland. Supraśl Monastery The only surviving medieval Belarusian frescoes are those of the Supraśl Monastery, now Poland. The monastery on the Supraślanka River was founded in the…
April 1, 2020 273 0 Saints on the Right Attitude to Illness After the Fall, disease and death haunt mankind. The world has known many epidemics that have claimed the lives of many people. Some of…