The Church of Christ Cannot be Closed or Cancelled
Ioan David, the Shepherd of God
"When I came to Russia in 1958, I could see that the Russia I had been reading about was still alive."
Invisible Ascetics of the Bukovina Mountains
Celebrating Thirty Years of Sretensky Monastery
Super Jump—a Jump into the Abyss
A “Mission Possible” to the Ancestors of the Magi: Orthodox Kurds and Other Iranian Peoples
Australia. Convent. Repentance
Orthodoxy in India: Missionary Activity
The Circumcision of the Lord
The Feast of the Circumcision of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Humble Comments and Suggestions
Homily on the Day of the Circumcision of the Lord and Commemoration of St. Basil the Great
Homily on the Circumcision of the Lord
St. Basil the Great
St. Basil the Great, Archbishop of Cæsarea in Cappadocia
St. Basil the Great and Christian Philanthropy
St. Basil, the Great Visionary of Creation
The Hospital is an invention of the Church!
New Year
1/13/2023
To Each His Own Way
About the life of Alexander Krainev, the wanderer from Vologda
On the Proper Approach to Prayer
Conversation on Repentance and Prayer, Part 3
On Confession
Conversation on Repentance and Prayer, Part 2
Orthodox representatives condemning blasphemous “examination” of Kiev Caves relics
On Repentance
Conversation on Repentance and Prayer, Part 1
‘Our Founder Saint’: An Interview with Bishop Irenei About the Centenary of the Repose of Patriarch Tikhon
The Day God Adopted the Human Race
Hieromonk Pavel (Shcherbachev)
2,698 Days on the Way of the Cross, Documented
Historian Dmitry Pavlov on the New Website, The Way of the Cross of Patriarch Tikhon
On the Difference Between the Old and the New Testaments
Sr. Joanna
On Repentance. St. Mary of Egypt
Priest John Pavlov
The Feast of the Circumcision of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Humble Comments and SuggestionsOn January, eight days after the Holy Nativity of our Lord, we celebrate His Circumcision, one of the Feasts of the Lord, on which—in accordance with Hebrew tradition—He received the name ''Jesus'': ''And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the Child, His name was called Jesus, which was so named of the Angel before He was conceived in the womb'' (St. Luke 2:21).
Homily on the Day of the Circumcision of the Lord and Commemoration of St. Basil the Great“The Lord of all endures circumcision, and He circumcises man’s sins, for He is good.” This is the meaning of today’s Church feast. The Circumcision was established by God and commanded through Abraham to all the chosen people of the Jews. It was a sign of entering into the Covenant with God, the seal of the promise to be always in Obedience to Him from childhood, to be faithful to Him unto the shedding of blood. 
Homily on the Circumcision of the LordAccording to the Law of Moses, the law given by the Lord Himself to Abraham, anyone who wanted to be a member of the Israelite nation, the chosen people of God, had to subject himself to a particularly bloody operation. This applied to anyone of the male sex. They were given what was called circumcision. This sign of circumcision remained with them for the rest of their lives. It was a reminder that this man is a member of the Israelite nation. But almost everything that took place in the Old Testament was but a shadow prefiguring the subject that was just about to come. 
Infant BaptismHow can an involuntary child “put on Christ” if he had no say in the baptism? In what sense and in what way is baptism salvific if the child is unable to answer God with a good conscience? Fr. John Whiteford discusses the topic of infant baptism.
On Cutting Off TemptationsDainty foods and naked bodies have become idols of our days, and gluttony and viewing erotic images can be compared to idol-worship. How can we deprive ourselves of temptations?
St. Basil the Great, Archbishop of Cæsarea in CappadociaSaint Basil the Great, Archbishop of Caesarea in Cappadocia, “belongs not to the Church of Caesarea alone, nor merely to his own time, nor was he of benefit only to his own kinsmen, but rather to all lands and cities worldwide, and to all people he brought and still brings benefit, and for Christians he always was and will be a most salvific teacher.” Thus spoke St Basil’s contemporary, St Amphilochius, Bishop of Iconium. 
St. Basil the Great and Christian PhilanthropyMany things are said and written about the great Cappodocian Father of the 4th century St. Basil the Great of Caesarea. In Basil the Great, we find the consummate theologian, liturgical scholar, ascetic and evangelist of the Faith. Too often, however, one more aspect of Basil is left overlooked and that is Basil as the first great Christian philanthropist.
St. Basil, the Great Visionary of CreationAs a theologian St. Basil is distinguished as a luminous visionary of the dogma of creation. His Hexaemeron, or commentary on the six days of creation, delivered as a series of nine sermons during Lent sometime around 370 AD, has stood the test of time to become the Church’s most authoritative text on the matter.
The Hospital is an invention of the Church!In the center of the hospital complex there was a magnificent church, and around it there were structures, guest houses/hotels, schools, orphanages, homes for the poor, and the hospital itself. Such a thing had not existed anywhere else. Saint Basil personally supervised the work, gave advice to the builders, and worked himself.
Where There is God, There is LifeBefore us is an unknown future. Scientists try to ignore the development of events, futurologists describe a distant future, but no one really knows what it will be like, because our Lord is the Lord of history. This historical process is in His hands, and each one of us is a participant.
