Rating: 8.9|Votes: 13

Practical Aspects of Observing Monastic Vows in an Urban Monastery

Abbess Maria (Sidiropoulos)

St. Ephraim the Syrian said “It is not tonsure and garb that makes the monk, but a heavenly desire and Divine living, because in this lies perfection in life.”God’s commandments are the same for both monastics and laypersons.

Rating: 8.2|Votes: 11

St. Vladimir’s Seminary Reacts to Amsterdam Conference, Bishops Remain Silent

Fr. Johannes L. Jacobse

Several weeks ago St. Vladimir’s Seminary leadership, evidently troubled by the promiscuous use of the seminary’s name and reputation, reaffirmed its fidelity to the Orthodox tradition.

Rating: 9.2|Votes: 14

When we learn to love and thank the Royal Family, the questions concerning their remains will be settled by themselves”

A conversation with Metropolitan Vikenty of Tashkent and Uzbekistan

Anatoly Stepanov, Metropolitan Vikenty (Morar)

—It has always seemed to me that no one has really treated these remains seriously. Just as people were negligent toward the Tsar during his lifetime, so also now there is a rather haphazard way of dealing with his supposed remains. As a result, mistrust has arisen in peoples’ awareness as to what has actually been preserved.

Rating: 9.5|Votes: 29

Archpriest Victor Potapov: “I Believe that the Reunification of the Church Was the Result of the Prayers of St John of Shanghai”

Archpriest Victor Potapov

Then they decided to have a recess, and to go to the cathedral and pray to St John of Shanghai before his very relics. A draft resolution was placed on his chest, along with a list of names of the delegates of the Council. Fervent prayer then instilled in us the confidence that everything will happen according to God’s will.

Rating: 10|Votes: 10

A Black and White Childhood

Kseniya Dantsiger, Alexander Gezalov

—I give a lot of interviews, and the most frequent question I get asked is, “Why didn’t you become what most orphans become when they leave the orphanage?”