February 25, 2021 St Seraphim (Sobolev): Instructions and Real-life Stories St Seraphim, Archbishop of Bogucharsk , whose memory we celebrate on February 26, left behind many invaluable works and instructions, born from personal experience,…
February 23, 2021 Insanity — a Defence against the Madness of the World Most Orthodox Christians in our part of the world will know the Venerable Saint Simeon of Verkhoturye. Yet few are familiar with the life…
February 20, 2021 A Story Told by Elder Paisios about a Young Monk Setting His Cell on Fire to “Disinfect” It after It Was “Defiled” by a Woman Reflecting on how a person’s thoughts are indicative of his spiritual state, Venerable Elder Paisios once said, “People interpret the reality in accordance with…
February 19, 2021 Prophet Shemaiah on War and the Immutability of God’s Will As we may be aware, prophecy in the Old Testament was not the lot of only four great and twelve minor prophets listed by…
February 15, 2021 Two Parables and One Piece of Advice from Saint Silouan the Athonite Why Hasn’t God Given Wings to Man? One hunter liked to go out hunting for prey. Once he got tired and sat down on…
February 11, 2021 “Come Visit Me as if I Am Alive, and I Will Help You.” New Miracles of the Blessed Valentina of Minsk Travellers from different parts of the world have been coming to the grave of the blessed saint Valentina of Minsk near Krysovo Village in…
February 9, 2021 Portrait of Saint Xenia of St Petersburg Blessed Xenia of St Petersburg was canonized at the end of the 20th century. Known to have spent her life in St Petersburg, she…
February 8, 2021 15 Quotes from the Theological Poetry of St Gregory of Nazianzus The morning comes, and I greet the Lord, resolving to make no compromise with sin. Instead, I consecrate the day to You, abiding…
February 6, 2021 How to Become a Holy Fool: Homily on Saint Xenia of St. Petersburg, Fool for Christ It is easy to forget that our ways are not God’s ways, that there is usually a stark difference between what is popular and…
February 4, 2021 Sending Out the Seventy Disciples Luke 10: 1-15 Colossians 4: 10-18 Apart from the twelve Apostles, Christ appointed seventy disciples and sent them two by two ahead of him…
