Rating: 1|Votes: 1
The legal specialness of Athos is a phenomenon unique in the modern world, reflecting its spiritual nature. Athos is important as the center of Orthodox spirituality and the region, which is under the direct control of God. This place brings together earthly and heavenly dimensions. From the point of view of secular geography - it's just a mountainous peninsula in northern Greece, but for the Orthodox believers all over the world - this place has a universal, ecumenical significance.
Matthew J. Milliner
Rating: 3|Votes: 1
"The monk, who has facilitated our monastic tour, asks us in Romanian, translated by our host, a simple question: What is the point of our learning about key moments in the history of Byzantium or modern Orthodoxy, if we aren’t going to be transformed by these truths ourselves? And we, all of us with Ph.D.s in some aspect of Orthodox history, smile politely, because modern academia does not have an answer to that question, inasmuch as academia is premised upon a tacit agreement never to ask it at all."
Bishop Panteleimon of Brazzaville and Gabon
Rating: 10|Votes: 3
This weekly tour constituted a great blessing not only for our Orthodox faithful, who came closer to our Church, but also for us. We praise God that nowadays, despite the adverse conditions, He draws so many souls to faith and transforms people’s lives.
Bishop Ignatios of Madagascar
We give glory to God for all the blessings He gives us here in the mission field, for what He allows and what He economizes. We also thank all of you who work behind the scenes so that we can evangelize those near and afar for the glory of God and His Church and the salvation of men.
Ksenia Isaeva
Rating: 8.9|Votes: 20
Russian photographer Fyodor Telkov presents the first part of a large visual project about Old Believers in the Russian Urals.