Holding the Chains of Resentment
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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Holding the Chains of Resentment

Fr. James Guirguis

It is a wondrous and simultaneously a dreadful thing to hear the word of God. It cuts like a two-edged sword. It opens up new realities to us and convicts us at the same time.

This Man Was Filled with God’s Love
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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

This Man Was Filled with God’s Love

Alexandra Kalinovskaya

“What struck me the most and what I remember was his genuine love, coming from the depths of his heart and the same for everyone. Everything became peaceful in Batiushka’s presence. Yes, this man was filled with God’s love.”

The New Martyrs of Solovki Became the Voice of Conscience of the Russian Church
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Suffering Church

The New Martyrs of Solovki Became the Voice of Conscience of the Russian Church

For the Synaxis of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Solovki

A synaxis is when all are together. To sit on bunks, to send parcels to those who are on bunks, to serve the Liturgy under threat of being shot, to carry logs, to repair nets, to love, to die, to pray and to believe.

A Model for True Christians
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Suffering Church

A Model for True Christians

Sermon on the feast of the Synaxis of the New Martyrs and Confessors of Solovki

Hieromonk Agafangel (Davlatov)

The podvig of those who testified to our Lord Jesus Christ in the Solovki Archipelago is of paramount importance to the Russian Church.

Interests, Enlightenment, Charity, Creativity
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Coming to Orthodoxy

Interests, Enlightenment, Charity, Creativity

Priest Anthony Smirnov talks about the youth club Yakimanka at the Church of St. John the Soldier. Part 2

We have a total of sixteen teams! Each has its own leader, capable of answering any question.