Deacon Stefan Mindea
Rating: 9,6|Votes: 52
After several days and nights of unceasing prayer we had my Christian patient anointed with holy chrism, after which I came into the operating room, praying and wholeheartedly relying on the will of God. It was like obedience for me—I was praying whilst performing surgery!
Rating: 9,5|Votes: 13
Romanians came out to vote over the weekend in a referendum to change the constitution to officially define marriage as between one man and one woman. However, not enough Romanians came out.
Olga Orlova, Levan Vasadze
Rating: 9,6|Votes: 57
In our conversation with Levan Vasadze, a Georgian community leader, entrepreneur and philanthropist, we will learn how to maintain peaceful spirit and develop positive agenda, even considering the events at Golgotha.
Rating: 9,3|Votes: 24
A referendum could be held as early as October 7, giving Romanians the chance to vote on whether to amend their national constitution to explicitly define marriage as the union of one man and one woman.
Rating: 10|Votes: 11
Hospitals of the Ryazan Province are not performing any abortions during the week of July 9 to 15.
Elena Fetisova
Rating: 9,7|Votes: 23
Why was it Peter and Febronia that became revered as the patrons of marriage? This “loaded question” is asked not only by atheists, but even the faithful sometimes marvel: “They were even childless!” And unbelievers sometimes mock them, each in his own way.
Rating: 9,4|Votes: 16
According to the organizers, the event will not only demonstrate to the world Russia’s pro-family holiday, but will also show that the nation’s youth are aware of the importance of traditional values and a serious attitude towards marriage.
Rating: 10|Votes: 1
Four housing projects of the Romanian pro-life organization Pro Vita will be ready months in advance thanks to a generous donation from St. Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary in Yonkers, New York.
Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol
Rating: 9,7|Votes: 43
Therefore, wives should be friendly and bring this joy to their husbands. And the husband shows his wife honor, provides her with praise, tenderness, love, reliability, warmth—everything that a wife needs from her husband.
Rating: 9,8|Votes: 10
About 1,000 faithful joined together in Kiev’s Mariinsky Park on Sunday to prayer for the preservation of Christian family values and the gift of peace in Ukraine.
Rating: 9,9|Votes: 9
And I bring you a gift to express my great love for you. What great significance this has—to tell someone else with all your heart: “May you have many years of good health, and may God bless you!”
Fr. John Whiteford
Rating: 8,9|Votes: 32
In the wake of another cold-blooded school shooting, this time by a teenager who had been baptized in the Orthodox faith, rector of the Church of St. Jonah in Spring, Texas (ROCOR) Fr. John Whiteford talks about a sore them—how to keep ourselves going in the spiritual life and how to impart this to our children, against the growing tide of anti-Christian cultural norms.
Rating: 7,2|Votes: 11
A Georgian royal couple living in Europe, Prince John Bagrationi and the famous model Kristina Dzidziguri, were married in an Orthodox service in the ancient Svetitskhoveli Cathedral in the town of Mtskheta, the former capital of Georgia, on Sunday.
Rating: 9,3|Votes: 7
Several thousands came out in Kiev on Saturday to march for the protection of the rights of children and the family under the slogan “Happy Family—Healthy Ukraine!”
Rating: 10|Votes: 4
The International Day of Protection of Children is celebrated throughout the world annually on June. The holiday was established by decision of the Women’s International Democratic Federation congress in November 1949, and was first celebrated in 1950.
Members of the Russian human rights movement Women for Life are calling for a monument to victims of abortion to be erected in Moscow, as a challenge to Russians to seriously think about the scourge of abortion that plagues their country.
Anastasia Ptitsyna
Rating: 10|Votes: 12
It is also many years of a painstaking work of ingenious teachers who step by step bring these children closer to the understanding of the following: “I just cannot hear and see. But my life is filled with joy, interesting events and colors. And I thank God for this every day.”
Fr. Sergius Chetverikov
Rating: 9,2|Votes: 40
Before answering that question, I want to say a few words to those who assert that one should not “impose” religious beliefs on children.
Archimandrite Andrei (Konanos)
Rating: 9,2|Votes: 122
Many ask us priests, “What is your opinion on teenagers?” Around 20 years ago I used to teach high school classes, and I was also asked that question.
Yuri Pushchaev
Rating: 8,4|Votes: 20
So should priests marry all who ask for it only because the engaged couple wants it? How can we bring home to newlyweds the importance and greatness of this holy sacrament?
