Archpriest Pavel Khondzinsky
St. Dimitry’s Lives of the Saints sought to reunite private life with Church and liturgical life, and this is also where their value lies.
Georgy Ogorodnikov
Suddenly, Semyon Alekseevich stopped by the southern wall of the nave. “And here a priest is buried,” he said, and he pointed to the floor.
Archpriest Maxim Kozlov
Today’s parable, however, is not about social activism, but about the ultimate recompense that may await even someone who, by outward standards and criteria, is not a bad person.
Priest Mikhail Moibenko
Though he took on the episcopal mitre, mantle, and staff without reservation, his many years of monasticism and his time as the cell attendant of St. John of Shanghai had imbued him with a spirituality that shone upon all those around him.
“I have never actively opposed the Soviet authorities, but I cannot be a Soviet man, because we monks have been deprived of everything: monasteries and churches are being closed, clergymen are being exiled; in general, the Soviet authorities are persecuting religion everywhere.”
Alexandra Kalinovskaya
From the union of the soul with God, there come joy, fear, love, the sweetness of consolation, enlightenment, awe, compunction, tears, and a complete forgetting of yourself and of everything earthly—which is impossible even to describe…
Bishop Alexander (Mileant)
The Apostle James was entrusted with a special ministry: unlike the other apostles, he did not travel to various lands preaching the Gospel, but taught and performed sacred rites in Jerusalem, a city of such great significance to the Christian world.
"This Elder, who spent sixty years there in the desert, had so much humility! His language was a mixture of Church Slavonic, Russian, and Greek—a kind of Esperanto that only he spoke—but his soul… I’ll never forget his eyes!"
Hieromonk Ambrose (Parkhetov)
It is time for us to undergo an inner transformation. Let us kindle within ourselves this spirit—the spirit of living faith.
Fr. Stephen Freeman
Though He has utterly poured Himself out for us on the altar of the Cross, He nevertheless waits patiently for us to seek Him in return. More than this, in His patience, He invites us into a life of meekness as well.
Elena Kucherenko
Perhaps the best thing I can say is how blessed we are to have God, the Mother of God, the angels, and the saints watching over us. Without their protection, I doubt any of these children would have made it through childhood in one piece. Not even by sheer luck. And the adults probably wouldn't have survived either.
Alexei Solonitsyn
I kept speaking—never once faltering—after reciting The Prophet and remembering everything that needed to be said, so that we might awaken from our spiritual slumber and root out, once and for all, that “loose and sly” tongue.
Ketevan Bekauri
Looking at Fr. Gabriel, you understand that there was no other monk or elder like him in the twentieth century.
Priest Dimitry Vydumkin
Christ's parable of the sower, prophetically proclaiming that the seed of the word of God will remain largely fruitless among mankind, above all sounds a warning to us Christians.
Natalia Vashchina
In the indictment, the investigator noted, “Lyubimov is an avowed monarchist and an opponent of Soviet power,” and concluded with: “Shoot immediately.”
Hieromartyr Neophyte was a missionary and educator who likewise “laid the foundations for a culture of upbringing and systematic spiritual education” which largely shaped the formation of Russian Orthodox Church pastors and their future wives.
Svetlana Rybakova
The holy icon has been renowned for its miracles since ancient times.
Klim Palekha
It was she, Maria Shchegoleva, who would become the one responsible for the Church of St. Mary of Egypt, built in one of the most famous monasteries in Russia.
She was born into a noble family in the early nineteenth century. Orphaned at a young age, Domna was raised in the household of her aunt. She received an excellent education and spoke several languages fluently.
Viktor Luzhkov
The history of humanity holds many examples of how people found a way out of the deepest spiritual crises. And each time, that way out lay through acknowledging their pain, through an honest conversation with themselves and with God.
