The Desert is the Place of the Church
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Theology

The Desert is the Place of the Church

Revelation: Removing the Veil, Part 12B

Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol

The Church is in constant persecution.

Worship of the True God: The Story of the Three Median Magi
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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Worship of the True God: The Story of the Three Median Magi

Part 1. A Sign in the Heavens: The Birth of a King

Hieromonk Madai (Maamdi)

And thus, under the radiance of this unusual star, the Magi felt called by something great, unimaginable. In the hearts of these servants of fire, the servants of the ancient faith, there burned not material fire, but an inner flame of aspiration, and it was this inner flame that led them forward.

God is Among us in Our Suffering. Sunday of the Holy Forefathers
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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

God is Among us in Our Suffering. Sunday of the Holy Forefathers

Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom) of Sourozh

What does this event tell us about God? It tells us that where there is suffering, where the flames of temptation burn, and where the terror of death grips people—God is among them.

A Man Who Did Not Compromise with Sin
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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

A Man Who Did Not Compromise with Sin

Sermon on the Feast of Holy Hieromartyr Hilarion (Troitsky), Archbishop of Verea

Hieromonk Kirill (Popov)

His devotion to the service of God was expressed in his standing up for the Truth unto death.

Winter Arriving in Siberia—A Patronal Feast in Krasnoyarsk Region
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Churches and Monasteries

Winter Arriving in Siberia—A Patronal Feast in Krasnoyarsk Region

A Patronal Feast in Krasnoyarsk Region

Dmitry Kiryukhin

Siberia amazes everyone who visits, leaves a lasting impression, and makes one yearn for it.