Anatoly Goryanov
Rating: 8,4|Votes: 13
Founded in 1398 by St. Savva of Storozhev, this monastery located in the Moscow suburb of Zvenigorod, the history of which is inextricably linked with that of the Russian state, has remained for six centuries the main contribution by one of the disciples of St. Sergius of Radonezh to the spiritual treasury of Holy Rus’.
Nicholai Bulchuk, Monk Dosifey (Gorbachevsky)
Rating: 9,6|Votes: 20
We commune from the same chalice of the Eucharist; and there is the same undivided Christ in millions of chalices all over the world!
Yuri Pushchaev, Nun Gabriela (Kvastiani)
Rating: 9,2|Votes: 21
A distinctive feature of Samtavro is, above all, that it was precisely here that Christianity became the state religion, that is, the spiritual foundation of social and political life was laid here, based on Orthodoxy.
Nadezhda Dar
Rating: 9,7|Votes: 42
He dug a cave, cleaned the spring near the mountain and began to live and pray, imitating the ancient monastic fathers.
Fr. Joseph Farooq
Rating: 9,4|Votes: 17
With the blessing of His Eminence Metropolitan Hilarion, First Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad, on November 21, 2018, the feast of Saint Michael the Archangel was joyfully celebrated in Pakistan.
Olga Rozhneva
Rating: 10|Votes: 19
From ancient times until 1868 the Convent of the Kazan icon of the Holy Theotokos in the city of Kaluga [around 100 miles southwest of Moscow] was the only convent in the diocese of Kaluga. Closed after the Bolshevik Revolution, its revival began in 1991. Its sisters have experienced very much over these years and are willing to share some of their stories—sad, funny, and edifying ones.
Deacon Andrei Psarev, Priest Job Watts
Rating: 9,4|Votes: 48
The Orthodox Christian should be the funniest man in the room. He should have all the best stories. He should have the most joyous and largest heart. He should be the most giving.
Archpriest Oleg Vrona
Rating: 10|Votes: 21
Thanks to the intercessions of St. Nicholas, the church on Vene street in Tallin continues not only to adorn the city, but also continues to warm its people’s souls, ever in need of such warmth in our difficult day and age.
Alexander Adomenas
Rating: 9,6|Votes: 47
When people hear that I am from Kazakhstan, many are surprised and ask, “Are there really Orthodox Christians there?”
Alexandra Nikiforova, Metropolitan Pavel of Vyshgorod and Chernobyl
Rating: 9,8|Votes: 22
Metropolitan Pavel (Lebed) of Vyshgorod and Chernobyl is known as a staunch defender of the Kiev Caves Lavra in modern history. He has served as its abbot for twenty-five years. Not only have the Lavra’s buildings risen from ruins in their former glory thanks to his labors and wisdom, spiritual life has been revived here as well.
Rating: 9,6|Votes: 27
For us, a monastery should represent the best of Christian life: love of God, love of family/brotherhood, love of friend and stranger, hospitality to all, joy, delight, and above all, life in abundance through Our Lord and God and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Rating: 8,7|Votes: 7
The church will serve in the Bulgarian language but be under the jurisdiction of the Romanian Orthodox Church.
Ivan Krasnobayev
Rating: 8,3|Votes: 33
Ivan Krasnobayev, a young architect from the city of Kazan, prepared a series of works dedicated to Kazan Churches that have been built around the world.
Rating: 9,6|Votes: 45
Nun Seraphima faced a grave, unsolvable problem: how to fulfill her filial duty without leaving the monastery. The only way out seems obvious for everyone—to leave the monastery to take care of her ailing, elderly mother.
Vasily Tsuper, Archpriest Vladimir Tyshchuk
Rating: 9,7|Votes: 11
Fr. Vladimir Tyshchuk has shared his memories of his father and told us about the specifics of priestly ministry far from one’s motherland, and the parish and parishioners of the cathedral in Vienna.
Metropolitan Sergius (Gensitsky)
Rating: 9,9|Votes: 23
Ternopil is one of the most difficult dioceses for Orthodox Christians who have not joined the schismatic “Kiev Patriarchate”. The region has also been dominated by Uniates. Therefore Metr. Sergius and his flock could well be called a diocese of confessors of the faith.
Victor Kasyanenko, Igumen Leonty (Kozlov)
Rating: 7,3|Votes: 9
If you go on pilgrimage with a spiritual purpose and not out of curiosity, it is a labor and you will certainly benefit from, whether it be Russia, Mt. Athos, or Greece.
Nun Evfimia (Aksamentova)
Rating: 9,6|Votes: 19
That day revealed, as it were, the true essence of monastic holiness. The holiness that doesn’t keep the people away by feigned rigor or a complexity that is hard to fathom.
Olga Rozhneva, Priest Dimitry Gavrilov
Rating: 9,9|Votes: 22
From this article you will learn what it is like growing up in a family with thirteen children who are “people of the old school”—what kind of protection all of us have, how to overcome fear and find a spiritual father, what is the power of a parent’s blessing, the mystery of Divine providence, and many other interesting and miraculous stories.
Rating: 9,1|Votes: 23
In Pakistan and all over the world, Orthodox Christians are proud of their faith and the Holy Cross of Jesus is strengthening their faith and giving them courage to face the challenges of life with vim and vigor in all circumstances.
