By the mercy of the Risen Christ and His omnipotence we will conquer this onslaught also, for there is nothing impossible for God —if only we would remain steadfast through these trials and faithful in our hope in the Lord, just as the Myrrh Bearing Women trusted in Him with patience and meekness, and as the secret disciples Joseph and Nicodemus remained with Him.
Archpriest Geoffry Korz
Here, we will discuss five major lessons of the coronavirus for the spiritual lives of the faithful, and for the life of the Orthodox Church as a whole.
Jonathan Dunne
I work with word connections. Language is like the environment – there is much more to it than may initially appear to be the case.
Dr. Hannu Pöyhönen
This pandemic has revealed the smallness and superficiality of our faith.
Bishop Pitirim (Tvorogov)
The pestilence began on Great Friday. Our best clergymen got sick, some seriously. Vladyka Paramon [the abbot of the Lavra] also got sick; I got sick, as well as the Lavra elders and one of ours in the Academy.