February 9, 2021 356 0 Portrait of Saint Xenia of St Petersburg Blessed Xenia of St. Petersburg, canonized in the late 20th century, is a venerated figure known for her devout life in St. Petersburg. Yet,…
February 8, 2021 432 0 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 405 0 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 127 0 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…
February 2, 2021 142 0 ‘I Desire Mercy, not Sacrifice.’ “Ah, Father Paisios, what a providential encounter! A few words about myself: my husband is a minister, while I am constantly engaged in charity…
January 21, 2021 4511 2 St Luke the Apostle as an Icon Painter. Did he Really Paint Icons? We owe a great deal to the Apostle Luke for telling us more than other evangelists about the Most Holy Theotokos and the childhood…
January 19, 2021 203 0 Sermon before Consecration of the Waters on the Epiphany Day of St John Maximovitch “The heavens were opened, and the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form, like a dove” on Christ, as He was standing in the Jordan…
January 18, 2021 87 0 About Filling in Valleys and Mountains Made Low Mark 1: 1-8 2 Tim. 4: 5-8 St John the Baptist called people for repentance. He fulfilled Isaiah’s prophecy: “Prepare the way for the…
January 15, 2021 359 0 St. Seraphim and the Storms: “Struggle Continues Weather We Like It or Not” At the highpoint of the storm this week, I went into the house and divested myself of raingear. From where I sat in the…
January 12, 2021 270 0 Joseph the Betrothed + James the Brother + The Family of Jesus Joseph the Betrothed of the Virgin Mary Don’t believe those Christmas card pictures with Joseph as a handsome young guy. Earliest tradition says Joseph…