Edifying stories from the life of Orthodox Russian archpastors and shepherds In the old days, when landowners
Holy Prophet Elijah. Icon of the mid-15th century, Novgorod. State Tretyakov Gallery. Elijah the Tishbite (IX
Everything can be destroyed, even the closest family ties. When a husband or woman leaves the family
Our contemporary, Mother Zipporah, whose life and prophecies are not known to us from records, lived
Matrona of Moscow is a blessed old woman who lived in the twentieth century. Her real name is
The meaning of the word The liturgical books adopted in the Russian Church were translated from Greek by Sts. Kirill and
The religions of Georgia, like the peoples living here themselves, are diverse. Despite the fact that representatives
According to the Russian Orthodox tradition, God is in everyone’s soul, and in order to
Schearchim. Iliy (Nozdrin) Iliy (Nozdrin) (born 1932), schema-archimandrite, confessor of the Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus'
The Orthodox Church is convinced that the final event in human history will be the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.