An Example of Compassion
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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

An Example of Compassion

Sermon on the feast of Great-Martyr Anastasia the Deliverer from Bonds

Hieromonk Athanasius (Deryugin)

In addition to the fact that she endured torments and suffering for Christ, one of her main feats was compassion.

The God of the Unexpected
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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

The God of the Unexpected

Fr. Lawrence Farley

That is what the Hebrew Scriptures mean when they describe Him as “the living God”—that is, He is a God who freely acts, who chooses what He will do in the earth and how He will respond to us.

“Elder Gabriel brought the children to our daycare center...”
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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

“Elder Gabriel brought the children to our daycare center...”

Memories of Venerable Gabriel (Urgebadze)

Constantine Tsertsvadze

Even before the glorification of Elder Gabriel, his photographs could be seen everywhere: in educational institutions, on public transport, in offices.

Faith and Seasonal Depression
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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Faith and Seasonal Depression

A Psychologist talks about What We Expect from God Before Christmas

Marina Filonik

The Lord is coming into our world. The Divine Infant is being born. What do we expect from the Lord, crossing the threshold of the Church?

The Stages of Spiritual Life. Part 2: The Promised Land
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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

The Stages of Spiritual Life. Part 2: The Promised Land

Monk Theologos (Kadar)

Soberness of mind is keeping it impregnable to any attacks, but open, like an open window, to the love of God.