November 29, 2021 Abound in Love: A Story by Saint Porphyrios And may the Lord make you increase and abound in love to one another and to all, just as we do to you, so…
October 29, 2021 The Beginnings of Monasticism As you know, the early Christians were in constant expectation of the Second Coming of the Lord Jesus Christ, which defined their spirit to…
October 19, 2021 Blessed Olga of Alaska, Patron Saint of Midwives and Healer of the Abused and Broken Recently, our catalogue received an order for two hand-painted icons of Olga of Alaska. When we accepted the order, we did not know much…
October 9, 2021 And unto the Angel of the Church of Russia Write… When the apostle Peter had already established the Church of God in Rome by his testimony, and St. Paul had planted Churches all throughout…
October 8, 2021 How to Respect a Saint or an Angel in North America? A Protestant friend of mine who is sympathetic to Orthodoxy and likes icons recently felt he had to draw the line. On a weekday service…
October 4, 2021 “Working Principle” of Spiritual Laws. Talks with Saint Paisios — Geronda, how do spiritual laws work? — I’ll explain: just as there are physical laws in nature, there are also laws in spiritual…
September 30, 2021 When the Prayer Is Right, All Is Right: 10 Selected Teachings on Prayer of Saint Theophan the Recluse 1. It is all very well to speak about forgiving other people’s wrongs when nothing goes against our will or hurts our self-esteem. Moreover,…
September 24, 2021 The Nature of God: Selected Quotes from Saint Silouan of Mount Athos It is not true that God is unjust; to say so would imply that there is an element of evil bad or unfairness in…
September 20, 2021 3 Secrets of a Happy Marriage from Sts Peter and Febronia Sts Peter and Febronia are two spouses considered the patron saints of the Christian marriage. Their name day is commemorated as the Feast of…
September 16, 2021 Glorification of the Saints in the Early Christian Churches In the Russian Orthodox Church, canonisation is a form of confirmation of the sanctity of its members in the sacrament of glorification. Glorification is…
