All Who Turn to the Mother of God Will Be Heard
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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

All Who Turn to the Mother of God Will Be Heard

Sermon on the feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos

Hieromonk Agafangel (Davlatov)

Today we rejoice at the victory over death, at the greatness of Divine Providence, and at the miraculous finding of a powerful Intercessor and Helper in the person of the Ever-Virgin Mary.

Smartphones: A Parent’s Helper, or the Instrument in a Child’s Degradation?
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Education

Smartphones: A Parent’s Helper, or the Instrument in a Child’s Degradation?

Archpriest Vladimir Dolgikh

“Replacing live interaction with passive screen consumption directly slows language acquisition.”

How the Archangel Michael Drove Out a Demonic Force
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Coming to Orthodoxy

How the Archangel Michael Drove Out a Demonic Force

Alena Litvinenko

With God’s help, she’ll certainly succeed. After all, the Lord once sent the leader of the Heavenly hosts to save her.

Polina and Her Little Ray of Light
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Orthodoxy Today

Polina and Her Little Ray of Light

What does God want from families by sending them an autistic child?

Xenia Grinkova

But then, she came to realize that there is no point in even digging it all up, and she just has to solve the tasks she’s facing right now. Fear for the future dissipates once you realize that anything can happen with every child.

St. Tikhon of Zadonsk: Victor Over Melancholy
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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

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St. Tikhon of Zadonsk: Victor Over Melancholy

“There’s nothing I can do about it; I’m in despair,” can often be heard even from those parishioners whose experience in the Church has already enabled them to cope with many other internal problems. Melancholy, defeatism, mood swings, chronic fatigue from self and circumstances—it seems this is characteristic of believers of modern times moreso than of any other. But it’s worth it to remember that the saints experienced the same feelings—several—for example, St. Tikhon of Zadonsk.