Arona: The Orthodox Monastery in the North of Italy
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Churches and Monasteries

Arona: The Orthodox Monastery in the North of Italy

Sergei Mudrov

In 2017, the last nuns left the monastery—they were no longer able to maintain the huge building. But the will of God, as it turned out, was for this building to serve another purpose: Once the Catholics left, the building welcomed its new residents, this time—the Orthodox.

The Whole Armor of God
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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

The Whole Armor of God

Metropolitan Serafim (Joanta) of Germany and Central Europe

The grace received from God requires us to cooperate with Him.

Christ’s Math
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Orthodoxy Around the World

Christ’s Math

Pashka’s stories

Peter Davydov

“Next, for good measure, a selfish thought popped up—why don’t I have God owe me a debt? I was so good today, I didn’t retaliate, I’m just remarkable!”

Judged By Love
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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Judged By Love

Fr. James Guirguis

The criterion by which God will judge each and every person is this alone: Did we love?

A Summer Trip to Georgia: the First Earthly Portion of the Theotokos
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Churches and Monasteries

A Summer Trip to Georgia: the First Earthly Portion of the Theotokos

Svyatoslav Mozhey

My ten-year-old daughter’s friends came to our place and played in the room where Fr. Gabriel’s icon stood. Suddenly they ran out frightened: “Look, an icon is winking at us!”