Epistle of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to the Archpastors, Pastors, Deacons, Monastics and the Faithful Flock of the Russian Orthodox Church on the Fifth Anniversary of the Signing of the Act of Canonical Communion between the Moscow Patriarchate and the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill

By Divine Mercy, the situation in our country changed fundamentally. Orthodox Christians took this as a gift from above. The Russian Orthodox Church obtained full freedom, including in the area of church-state relations. Division was painful for the entire Church, a sorrow for the whole people. This is no exaggeration; one needs only remember the attention paid by society as our reconciliation began.

Rating: 9,8|Votes: 10

What is Sociopathy, and What Can We Do About It?

Galina Kozlovskaya, Tatiana Shishova

We could laugh at these ridiculous views if it weren’t so bitterly sad that a gang of people are growing up before our very eyes who will be quite alien from us in spirit and perception of life, broken off from classical culture and the traditional understanding of good and evil, honor and baseness, loyalty and betrayal.

Rating: 6|Votes: 2

Homily on the Sunday of the Samaritan Woman. On Worshipping God in Spirit and in Truth

St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov)

Beloved brethren! Today we have heard in the Gospel that the true servants of the true God worship Him in Spirit and in Truth, and that God seeks, that is, He desires to have such worshippers. If God desires to have such worshippers, then it is obvious that he will receive only such worshippers and servants, and they only are pleasing to Him. This teaching was imparted to us by the Son of God Himself.

Serbia’s Entry in the EU—a Benefit, or a Mistake?

Priest Miladin Mitrovich

Alongside the leading European nations, Serbia has historically proven its contribution to the formation of European civilization and Christian culture. Located in the center of the Balkans, throughout its entire history Serbia has been a pillar of Orthodoxy. It has helped preserve a European Christian self-awareness, and for over five hundred years has served as a barrier against Islamic expansion into Europe.

Rating: 10|Votes: 5

The Life of Holy Hieromartyr Hilarion (Troitsky), Archbishop of Verey

Metropolitan John (Snychev) of St. Petersburg and Ladoga (†1995)

One of the most eminent figures of the Russian Orthodox Church in the 1920s was Archbishop Hilarion of Verey, an outstanding theologian and extremely talented individual. Throughout his life he burned with great love for the Church of Christ, right up to his martyric death for her sake. His literary works are distinguished by their strictly ecclesiastical content and his tireless struggle against scholasticism, specifically Latinism, which had been influencing the Russian Church from the time of Metropolitan Peter Moghila [of Kiev].