The Real St. Nicholas
One of the things I believe the Protestant Reformers got wrong was removing any sense of devotion to saints. I understand the reason behind their objection but ...
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Amphilokios, Bishop of Iconium
FROM THE SYNAXARION On November 23 in the Holy Orthodox Church we continue to celebrate the Entrance of the Theotokos into the Holy of Holies, and we commemorat...
Holy Hieromartyr Grigol Peradze
On any given day on the Church calendar there are a list of saints and feast days. Some are well known and some are not as well known. Grigol Peradze is just ...
The Real Saint Valentine
by Fr. John Bockman Around 1928, when I was in the second grade, a good part of the winter was spent constructing what I recall as a fantastic make-believe clas...
1 February ~ St. Bridget of Kildare
Also known as: Bride; Bride of the Isles; Bridget of Ireland; Bridget; Brigid of Kildare; Brigit; Ffraid; Mary of the Gael.Born in 453 at Faughart, County Louth...
On the Importance of Communion
Although Confession and satisfaction [the fulfillment of a rule (kanonas) given by a spiritual Father or Confessor — trans.] can forgive sins, nonetheless...
July 20 ~ The holy and glorious venerable-martyr Maria Skobtsova
The holy and glorious venerable-martyr Maria Skobtsova (also Saint Mary of Paris or Mother Maria) was a nun and martyr in Paris in the early twentieth century. ...
The Gates of Hades Will Never Prevail
Now many are complaining about the hard times for the Church… Remembering the words of the Saviour with complete accuracy, we must expect still worse times for ...
St. John of Kronstadt on Evil
“Never confuse the person, formed in the image of God, with the evil that is in him, because evil is but a chance misfortune, illness, a devilish reverie....
The sign of the Cross
Do not do anything without signing yourself with the sign of the Cross! When you depart on a journey, when you begin your work, when you go to study, when you a...