Viktor Nemerovsky
Nicholas II simultaneously initiated, supervised, and financed more than 30 international-level peacekeeping projects.
Nun Manetha (Sizintseva)
There is the “Holy Land syndrome”: if you have come here at least once, then you long to be here all the time.
Simon Scionka
When they became Orthodox it was real for them. It was not forced, it made sense to them. As a people, they pass it down from generation to generation and continue to do so now.
Priest Nikolai Konyukhov
When a person comes to the faith, he must ask himself the simple question: “What does my family gain from me being a Christian?”
Igumen Cyprian (Parts)
A person should only put the Lord first. You must walk towards this through repentance.
Protopresbyter Joseph Dzagoev
We have every reason to call both Solovki and Magadan and their surrounding territories an enormous Russian antimension spread under the open sky.
Priest Jorge Suez
I began to serve in Spanish in order to make our church and services more open to people around us. For Chileans, including descendants of emigrants, church services have become clearer; in addition, we have begun pastoral work with people of all ages, holding meetings, reading the Bible, and answering questions.
Archpriest Maxim Nikolsky
He had knowledge, wisdom, and love. He spoke directly, like a close friend and a father.
Bishop Porfiry of Lida and Smorgon
If you long for God, then there can be no insurmountable obstacles on your path.
Elena Blinova
It’s important to be a part of the Church.
I regarded this role as my calling to serve the Church, and I have never entertained the idea of looking for a different job or discontinuing this ministry.
Matushka Rose Legouté
We believe that God will reestablish His authority in Haiti. We have confidence that we will survive. We are praying for support from our friends so we can face this situation with their help.
Hieromonk Theodosy (Khamenia)
Most importantly, the monastery keeps praying for the whole world, night and day.
When we restore a church, we restore ourselves.
Hierodeacon Christopher
Somehow Kosovo is calling us, the people of the twenty-first century, lost in the chaos of our restless and spiteful world.
Abbess Maria (Miros)
Mother Maria was born in Australia and obtained a degree in medicine. But feeling a special call from God, she became a nun. We talked about the convent, choosing the monastic path, and repentance.
Priest Alexei Bordzelovsky
As for motivation, you should ask yourself the question: “Do I want to be with God or not?”
Bishop Alexei (Trader) of Alaska
We have examples of saints, including modern ones, who show with their lives that holiness can be achieved.
Archpriest Alexander Saltykov
Maslenitsa—Cheesefare Week—has begun. During this time, both fasting and the absence of fasting, festivity and thoughts of death, resurrection, and the Last Judgment are paradoxically united.
Priest Stanislav Rasputin
Locals are sincerely interested in the Orthodox faith and have the desire to study the faith.