Not one country, not one civilization, not one religious group, not one Church has experienced what we have experienced—a grandiose renaissance of Orthodoxy.
Archimandrite Tikhon (Shevkunov)
Rating: 9,9|Votes: 12
We see how much injustice there is in our land, and we can look at it in two ways: coldly, or even angrily. Or we can show some concern for this sick vineyard and heal it, according to the measure of strength and possibility given to each of us by God. Some He has placed in authority over the whole vineyard, and much will be demanded of those people; some He has placed over a particular plot, and these people will be held responsible for their portion of the vineyard; some He has placed in charge of but a single vine—those are each one of us, and we will be held responsible for the health and fruitfulness of that vine.
Anastasia Mishagina
Thus, the young man is hiding in a virtual world where events can be put on pause, or begun all over again. Will this help him? To the contrary—just a little further and it can all get much worse. Fr. Sergei (Rybko) is quite categorical, if not harsh: "A child's environment bears responsibility for his behavior, and this most often means his parents.
Bishop Nikon
Rating: 8,7|Votes: 6
I lowered my eyes, while he continued to look at me, looking straight into my soul. He began to talk. I cannot even hope to reproduce all that he said. He spoke about my hut being like paradise, because wherever there are children, all is light and warmth there, and that I should not trade this paradise for the smoky atmosphere of a bar. He did not accuse me, – no, he kept excusing me, only I did not feel like being excused… He left, while I just continued sitting there quietly… I didn’t cry, although my soul was on the brink of tears. My wife kept looking at me… And ever since that time I became a decent man again…”
Sergei Geruk
Rating: 9,9|Votes: 24
Further on in her life we read how she was miraculously freed from prison, and how the Apostle Peter appeared to her. In light of this fact and her later life of prayer, it becomes clear why she prayed so many years directly in front of the large icon of the Apostles Peter and Paul located in the right side-altar of the Demeyevsky Church in Kiev.
