Today the Nature of the Waters is Sanctified
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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Today the Nature of the Waters is Sanctified

A Homily for the Feast of Theophany

Hiero-Confessor Nikolai (Mogilevsky)

Water acquires a special salvific power. What happens during Baptism? The sinner comes out of the font a saint.

Let’s Make the Paths to the Lord Straight
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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Let’s Make the Paths to the Lord Straight

A sermon on the Eve of Theophany

Hieromonk Laurus (Arkhipov)

Dear brothers and sisters, let us hear St. John the Baptist’s call for repentance today, let us mend our ways, make our paths to the Lord straight, and come to the Lord without any shadow of sin, trusting in His mercy and love for us.

The Reunification Was a Blessing for American Converts
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Orthodoxy Today

The Reunification Was a Blessing for American Converts

Nun Cornelia (Rees)

In 2022, when the fifteenth anniversary of the reunification approached, I decided to talk with people who participated in the process and combine their memories in a book.

Fight Laziness… If You Aren’t Too Lazy
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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Fight Laziness… If You Aren’t Too Lazy

Priest Alexei Taakh

There are several ways to overcome laziness, both psychological and spiritual.

The Mystery of Renewal
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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

The Mystery of Renewal

Priest Valery Dukhanin

Our thirst for renewal that reveals itself in our earthly holidays (not only New Year’s, but also in our birthday parties) is our unconscious yearning for God.