Priest Anthony Rusakevich
Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh, who reflected on spiritual fatherhood over the course of many decades, offers a profound and sober understanding of the subject, grounded in the experience of the Holy Fathers and his own pastoral ministry.
Deacon Sergei Geruk
Fr. Hilarion adhered to a strict, ascetic principle: unceasing prayer, rigorous fasting, non-possessiveness, humility, and labor.
Alexandra Kalinovskaya
Vladyka himself led a very modest life; his clothes were patched, his food was simple, and he gave his entire teaching salary to help poor students. The flock loved their cheerful and kind archpastor: people came to his apartment without fear.
“Here at the monastery, I once felt that I loved everything. A kind of wondrous, ineffable joy enveloped my entire being. I felt an indescribable peace. I loved everything and could no longer feel anger."
Alexei Tereshchenko
Remarkably, his principal accusation is directed not against those who consciously oppose God, but against those whose faith in Him is merely superficial. Zephaniah conveys these terrifying words of the Lord:
Viktor Luzhkov
Putting off living is not just a psychological problem. It’s a spiritual problem. And this habit has a precise name in ascetic literature: sloth.
Igumen Andronik (Trubachev)
Why does Christ exalt mercy so highly? Because in nothing else, dear brothers and sisters, can we become so like God as in mercy.
Elena Detinina
St. Job then initiated a new project vital for the Russian Orthodox Church—the printing of liturgical literature, which was in short supply everywhere.
In his testament of December 25, 1925, Patriarch Tikhon named Metropolitan Agathangel as the second candidate for the position of Locum Tenens of the Patriarchal Throne.
Priest Leonid Bartkov
This is a story about a man who lived with a carpet on his wall for years, never suspecting there was a door hidden behind it. And one day he finally decided to pull that carpet aside.
Fr. Stephen Freeman
Nothing is more traumatic than the onset of chaos. Predictability breaks down, goodness seems to disappear, and the madness of sheer survival takes over.
St. Innocent of Kherson
The first thing we should focus our attention on here is the very appearance of the Mother of God with the angels and saints.
Hieromonk Nikon
We, great sinners, have no other Intercessor more powerful than the Most Holy Theotokos.
Metropolitan Luke (Kovalenko)
When the pressure has disappeared, yet the person continues to support what was created through coercion and silently approves of those who persecute people who disagree with the newly established order, he is no longer a victim of circumstances but a willing accomplice.
Priest Paul Siewers
Elder Maciarius’ emphasis on the humility of wisdom runs against the grain of our modern ethos of using knowledge for self-assertion, comfort, and worldly power, the fruits of which may be seen in AI.
Nun Alexandra (Markova)
St. Ephraim chose a special place for his church, and a man to serve him there.
Archpriest Andrei Posternak
People continue to be drawn to her ability to love through action. She did not limit herself to beautiful words.
Fr. James Guirguis
The healing and the wellness and the good that we seek isn’t found in acquiring things but in mending the severed bond with our Creator.
Anna Gerasimova
So many people came to him, and through his prayers he received God’s help in such grave and difficult matters. And despite the terrible suffering he himself bore, he manifested such humility—humility to the very end.
Hieromonk Ignaty (Shestakov)
St. Tikhon bore his cross with dignity, just as St. John the Evangelist, who although the youngest, proved to be a faithful disciple of Christ, and was granted great spiritual gifts.
