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!”
The recovered text contains known portions of Paul’s Letters but offers insight into how the New Testament was understood and transmitted in the early centuries of the Church.
In the statement, the Patriarchs describe the case as “one of the strangest cases, an affront to the very core of human dignity,” and say the abduction “has partly reflected the hideous humanitarian tragedy in the Levant.”
The three volumes are 'A Defense of the Christian Faith', 'On the True Philosophy', and 'Antidote to Atheism.' The set marks the first time these works have appeared in English in their entirety.
The volume of about 400 pages includes the 12 original issues published by St. Herman of Alaska Monastery, reflections from the editors, and even a letter from Mr. Rogers.
Archimandrite Jerome (Testin)
The greatest sacrifice, the sacrifice of love, was made here and; owing to it, we can live today.
Following expert evaluation, the Typikon is expected to be placed in an appropriate center of Bulgarian spiritual life.
Alexander Mosyakin
Lenin, being a faithful disciple of Marx and Engels, like them hated the Russian Empire and was an inveterate Russophobe.
On February 1, the Bulgarian Orthodox Church marked the Day of Gratitude and Respect for the Victims of the Communist Regime with a Hierarchical Divine Liturgy and memorial service at the Metropolitan Cathedral of St. Nedelya in Sofia.
Marx invented a certain special “Slavic race” forming around the “Russian race,” striving for world domination, which opposes the civilized European peoples (“Germano-Romanic race”) and with which Europe must wage merciless war.
Officials say the find is the most comprehensive of its type in the region.
Medieval wall paintings long hidden beneath plaster and limewash are reappearing inside the Byzantine monastery church of Agios Nikolaos (Saint Nicholas) in Mesopotamos, Albania, after conservators uncovered previously unknown frescoes during a continuing restoration programme.
“Ruthless struggle not for life, but to death with the Slavdom treacherous to the revolution… —exterminatory war and unrestrained terror.”
Gabriel Augustine Galeano
Contemporaries described him as a man who “personified love, peace, delicacy, patience and goodwill towards all people.”
Archpriest Vladimir Vigilyansky, Olesya Nikolaeva
In fact, liberal politicians, writers and journalists acted, without fully realizing it, in the role of instigators of terrorism and participants in the “big lie” project.
Restorers at the Novgorod Museum-Reserve have successfully reconstructed the scene “The Torture of St. George the Victorious,” one of the oldest 12th-century frescoes that once adorned the St. George Cathedral at the St. George Monastery.
Svetlana Rybakova
Praying in front of the icon of the Mother of God, “Quick to Hear”—the one that the Russian hermit had donated to the Netherlands—Fr. Dionysius made a vow: if the Lord would rescue him and give him the opportunity to organize a parish or build a church someday, he would have it dedicated to the Icon of the Mother of God, “Quick to Hear”.
Vadim Prokopenkov
Several episodes of his clairvoyance a few days before the tragedy were also reported. According to eyewitness recollections, on the eve of the battle, Father Anthony told acquaintances: “Why should my things drown in the sea? Take them and keep them.”
Matthew Namee
If you know a little bit about church history, you can probably spot some immediate problems with this text.
Festive services were held yesterday at the UNESCO-protected church of St. Alexander Nevsky in Riga to mark 200 years since its consecration on November 12, 1825.
