Rating: 7,3|Votes: 3

Kumstvo: The Godfather - Godchild Relationship

Archimandrite Andrew (Vujisic)

In Orthodox countries, the Godfather-Godchild relationship is considered to be the holiest and most elevated relationship that can exist between people, and a request to be Godfather cannot be refused. There is an old Serbian proverb that says: "Everything can be refused except Kumstvo."

“By getting rid of the conceived you will not get rid of those killed”

A talk with head of the Foundation for the Protection of Family, Motherhood and Childhood of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Nikolai Moiseyev

Nikita Filatov, Nikolai Moiseyev

A talk with head of the Foundation for the Protection of Family, Motherhood and Childhood of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Nikolai Moiseyev

Maslenitsa - Cheese-fare Week

Rating: 9,3|Votes: 15

The Death Penalty

Fr. John Whiteford

How can someone who is pro-life oppose abortion and yet be in favor of the death penalty? Christians often ask this question, but it’s hard to get a satisfactory answer. Fr. John Whiteford discusses the difference between “killing” and “murder”.

Rating: 9|Votes: 7

A Comparison: Francis of Assisi and St. Seraphim of Sarov

Mitrophan Lodyzhensky

In contrast to Francis, St Seraphim did not seek to “feel himself transformed into Jesus” through his prayers and labors. He prayed simply and deeply, repenting of his sins.