Where does humanistic culture lead?

St. Justin Popovic

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

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Where does humanistic culture lead?

St. Justin Popovic

St. Justin Popovic survived two world wars in Serbia, and in this treatise on European culture he discerns the problems with the European worldview that led to such a human disaster, and touches upon the probable future.

The Interrogation Before Death Lasted 16 Days and Nights

Memories of Nun-Martyr Augusta (Zaschuk; 1871-1938)

Olga Rozhneva

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

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The Interrogation Before Death Lasted 16 Days and Nights

Memories of Nun-Martyr Augusta (Zaschuk; 1871-1938)

Olga Rozhneva

The interrogation of the aging nun lasted 16 days and nights. During the course of this time they did not allow her to sleep—or even to sit. When she fell from exhaustion, they brought her back to consciousness by pouring ice water all over her. In spite of the torture,

Zacchaeus Sunday

Luke 19:1-10

St. Theophylact of Ochrid

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Zacchaeus Sunday

Luke 19:1-10

St. Theophylact of Ochrid

For the Son of Man is come to seek and to save that which was lost. The Lord seizes the mightiest of the devil’s vessels and destroys his cities. See how the Lord not only makes publicans His disciples, but He even takes prisoner—in order to save him—the chief of publicans, Zacchaeus.

St. Theophan in Vysha

Varvara Kashirina

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

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St. Theophan in Vysha

Varvara Kashirina

On January 19, 1894, on the feast of the Theophany, Holy Hierarch Theophan peacefully reposed in the monastery of Vysha, having lived there for twenty-eight years, twenty-two of which were spent in strict reclusion. The period of reclusion is one of the most hidden periods in the life of the Vysha ascetic, known only to the Lord.

Theophany Miracles in the Holy Land

"The Jordan was turned back"

Larisa Kaliuzhnaya

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

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Theophany Miracles in the Holy Land

"The Jordan was turned back"

Larisa Kaliuzhnaya

“A miracle will definitely happen to each one of you in this Land—after all, you have stepped foot upon the extraordinary, Holy Land. Believe me—I have lead tour groups here for five years now. You only have to be able to see these miracles.