By St. Peter of Damascus Even if you are not what you should be, you should not despair. It is...
O Angel of God, my holy guardian, given to me from heaven, enlighten me this day, and save me from...
St Photios, along with St Mark of Ephesus and St Gregory Palamas, is counted as one of the Three Pillars...
O God, Creator of all things! Adding mercy upon mercy, Thou hast deemed me worthy of being a mother; Thy goodness...
The Lord never ceases calling us to Himself: “Come unto me, and I will give you rest.”
Saint Macarius of Zhabyn, Wonderworker of Belev, was born in the year 1539. In his early years he was tonsured...
Saint Cyril and his wife Maria were the parents of St Sergius of Radonezh (September 25). They belonged to the...
Saint Maria and her husband Cyril were the parents of St Sergius of Radonezh (September 25). They belonged to the...
by Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom) I will say a few words about today’s event. The Lord said in the Gospel, “I...
Saint Philip, Metropolitan of Moscow, in the world Theodore, was descended from the illustrious noble lineage of the Kolichevi, occupying...
By Scott Cairns How can one believe in a loving God who allows the innocent to suffer? I’ve been asked...
At the completion of the thirty hidden years in which he had passed through all the stages of the common...
Our holy mother Syncletica was born at Alexandria in the course of the fourth century to rich and devout parents,...
Amma Syncletica said: In the beginning there is struggle and a lot of work for those who come near to...
Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh Before we pray, I should like to introduce our prayers so that when we pray, we...
Few religion-column topics are more guaranteed to offend than sex. I probably needn’t go any further. Merely seeing the...
There is a strange aspect to the presence of God in the world around us. That aspect is His apparent...
Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. Every time we come...
I talked further with this simple brother who gave me shelter and he told me about his life and his...
Troparion – Tone 7 O joyful north star of the Church of Christ, Guiding all men to the Heavenly Kingdom;...
