Yanina Alekseyeva
Rating: 9,9|Votes: 16
It is extremely important to note that all Russophobic mass media are invariably anti-Church and their actions are in opposition to Orthodoxy as a whole.
Rating: 8,1|Votes: 27
In Kananga, the third largest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo, famine and poverty is part of the lives of the people. But hope never dies. The message that two Greek Orthodox priests carried along with them in the 60's and their way of life carries on to this day, helping the locals deal with the harsh reality. This feature documentary was filmed during a fragile window of temporary peace.
Rating: 10|Votes: 9
Evidently, the legalization of the Ukrainian schism by Patriarch Bartholomew has caused new divisions: one of them is being formed before our eyes in the very heart of the Patriarchate of Constantinople – on Holy Mount Athos.
Rating: 8|Votes: 6
The Patriarch of Romania read out the synthesis report stressing that in 2018 the Romanian Patriarchate spent 24 million Euros for the entire social and philanthropic work.
Fr. Lawrence Farley
Rating: 9,8|Votes: 64
The revolution regarding gender is radical and vociferous, and like all devout revolutionaries, its advocates are taking no prisoners, which accounts for much of the rhetoric and verbal violence in America’s culture wars.
Metropolitan Tikhon (Mollard)
Rating: 8,3|Votes: 52
I would say, broadly speaking, that the biggest issue revolves around the human person: “What is a human person?”
Vasily Fadeyev
Rating: 9,3|Votes: 38
It would be difficult to express all my impressions of this “frontier” country, so I will provide only a brief summary of my “pilgrimage”.
Rating: 9,7|Votes: 37
It is crystal clear that our society is infected with a shortage of love. I think that our contemporaries, choked up in the general atmosphere of enmity (because of the lack of love), above all expect love from the Church. That is why above all we should tell those on the outside that God is love.
Dmitry Nechitaylo
Rating: 9,2|Votes: 33
Dmitry Vasilievich Nechitailo is a noted artist of Russia and member of the Russian Writer’s Union.
Rating: 10|Votes: 2
This fascinating exhibition is running in St. Petersburg through Feb. 10. It presents wooden religious sculpture drawn from collections of 14 museums throughout Russia.
Fr. James Rosselli
Rating: 9,2|Votes: 43
The Ecumenical Patriarch's actions in Ukraine have prompted calls for a Synaxis. Patriarch Bartholomew's refusal to convene one has prompted some to suggest suspension, hopefully temporary, of communion with the CP, and an appeal to Alexandria, the next in line, to convene the meeting. There is hesitation, based on concern for unity. In response, many are beginning to ask…
Artem Budenny, Dmitry Nechitaylo
Rating: 9,9|Votes: 17
An artist shows both perfection and imperfection of life in his art. He first needs to experience, feel keenly and comprehend the idea and then convey it, using the arsenal of knowledge and skills.
Rating: 8,5|Votes: 17
An inside look at the life and spirituality of Hamatoura Monastery in Lebanon.
Rating: 10|Votes: 6
She is 85 and has been living in a monastery since the age of 8.
Fr. Silouan (Brown)
Rating: 10|Votes: 45
In the Orthodox ascetic tradition, humility is seen as the mother of all virtues. While most of us struggle to even be able to define humility, let alone practice it, His Grace embodied it. As everyone who has ever encountered Bishop Athanasius can attest, His Grace always put others before himself, sometimes even to my chagrin.
Anton Pospelov, Archbishop Tikhon (Dorovskikh)
Rating: 9,9|Votes: 30
We are talking with Archbishop Tikhon about the life of residents of Sakhalin Island and the Kuril Islands, whether Orthodox or non-religious; about the issues, challenges and joyful events of the diocese which has celebrated its twenty-fifth anniversary this year; and the region’s spiritual make-up.
Melanie Lidman
Rating: 9,8|Votes: 8
After years of negotiation, 22 sappers clear mines from land of first 3 of 7 churches; goal is to clear all 6,500 mines and open area to the public by January 2020.
Nicholai Bulchuk, Monk Dosifey (Gorbachevsky)
Rating: 9,4|Votes: 25
We commune from the same chalice of the Eucharist; and there is the same undivided Christ in millions of chalices all over the world!
Angel Karadakov, Bishop Athanasius of Kisumu and Western Kenya
Rating: 9,2|Votes: 53
Kenya has a total of 1 million Orthodox Christians. That’s the smallest fraction in Kenya compared to other denominations but the biggest among the Orthodox in Africa.
Rating: 8,7|Votes: 37
Thinking about the catastrophe that befell Israel in 70 A.D. when the Temple was destroyed and the people of Judea scattered through all the world, I would like to make two points.
