Schema-Archimandrite Mikhail (Krechetov)
But even if the goal is right and lofty, in Orthodoxy the principle born in the Catholic West, “the end justifies the means,” is impossible. In Orthodoxy, both the end and the means must be of the same spirit.
Hieromonk Athanasius (Deryugin)
Our attitude towards others, our behavior at home and at work, even our communication with people who we meet by chance—everything should be the service of God, because everything should be directed towards the commandments of God.
Hieromonk Seraphim (Panich)
Among a whole host of holy martyrs shine forth particularly the holy great-martyrs, who endured especially terrible sufferings for Christ and whose victory is of great importance for all Christendom.
On the day appointed for the operation, the saint appeared to him again and comforted him. And then it turned out that the operation was no longer necessary, since the cancerous tumors simply disappeared.
The father of seven children and grandfather of thirty-five grandchildren, batiushka was always especially happy to communicate with children and young people who visited his church on excursions. We offer our readers some of the elder’s previously unpublished answers to young people’s questions.
Hieromonk Silouan (Mezhinsky)
Only with Christ does the human soul become the most precious gem or diamond, the greatest jewel on earth.
We were given work clothes and asked to help with work in church. After that, we were escorted to St. Matrona’s relics without waiting in line. Then we left the convent and headed for the metro.Suddenly Julia said, “Mom, I can see normally!”
Alexei Tereshchenko
To rise for prayer before opening the phone, a book, or sitting down to breakfast—that is our spiritual firstfruit.
Vladimir Shishkin
At times, a single text from the Pentecostarion can fill us with Paschal vigor, illumine us with joy, warm the heart.
Priest Tarasiy Borozenets
In consumerist consciousness man is the consumer, God is the service provider, the Church is the company providing these services; faith, the sacraments, and prayers are means.
Metropolitan Luke (Kovalenko)
When a person refuses the Divine will, he inevitably becomes a toy in the hands of alien powers.
Deacon Dionisy Akhalashvili
From the very heart of death, from the depths of this veritable hell on earth, carried the words, “Christ is Risen!” And in reply came the shout, “In Truth He is Risen!”
St. Seraphim (Chichagov)
The holy Church of Christ blesses the memory of all saints, and Christians especially cherish these Myrrh-bearing Women, these happy companions of Christ, who served the Master not only from their substance, but also with the work of their hands; who were devoted to Him with all their hearts.
Fr. Lawrence Farley
Christian authority is built on the foundation of a prior and more fundamental equality: before one is a father, one is a brother. All Christians share a common brotherhood, offering their ultimate submission to Christ and God the Father.
Fr. James Guirguis
With the true revelation of the identity of Jesus, there is a new paradigm, a new set of rules…..a new reality.
Svetlana Rybakova
I remember how difficult the ascent was: the searing heat, as if we had been placed inside a huge oven, the steep rocky path running between the mountain and the precipice, and on top of this the continual thirst.
Igumen Tikhon (Borisov)
We can find very little about the holy Myrrh-Bearing Women in the Gospel pages. But there are the most important things in this “little”: faithfulness and love.
In ordinary life, a kiss is considered a sign of sincere mutual love. It has the same meaning in this Paschal rite.
Stanislav Olviysky
The mass mobilization of clergy from the Ukrainian Orthodox Church is taking place on a broad scale. Meanwhile, their “colleagues” from the Orthodox Church of Ukraine have not been touched by this “busification.”
Metropolitan Rastislav of Prešov
God expects our questions. He isn’t afraid of our doubts.
