Paralyzed iconographer Sergei Kozlov: “My disability is an invaluable gift from above”
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Coming to Orthodoxy

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Paralyzed iconographer Sergei Kozlov: “My disability is an invaluable gift from above”

Galina Minakovo

Sergei is totally paralyzed except for his head, neck and shoulders. By our hero’s own admission, nothing remained for him but to learn how to do something with the muscles that still had some potential for movement. This desire proved to be enough to find his calling in life. His sole chance to maintain contact with the world was via the computer, and his old friend Igor Sitnikov, now living in Canada, encouraged him to paint icons. His friend’s idea found a place in his heart, and besides, he had always drawn well, although, admittedly, it is hard to imagine with what difficulty Sergei could do this!

Simple Images of the Kingdom of Heaven
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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

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Simple Images of the Kingdom of Heaven

Deacon Pavel Serzhantov

How can ordinary people like us feel what this Kingdom of Heaven is?

Fr. Vasily, an old “Kopeika”… and the help of St. Basil
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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Fr. Vasily, an old “Kopeika”… and the help of St. Basil

Fr. Andrei Chizhenko

Fr. Basil suddenly felt as if an icy needle had left his heart. He quietly wept, fell to his knees before this miracle and whispered: “O Lord! Forgive me! Forgive me, a sinner! I know You are with me. You are ALWAYS with me!”

Why Gratitude Matters
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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Why Gratitude Matters

Fr. James Guirguis

Here we are confronted with the ten lepers and we see their reverence. Why did they have such reverence?

Venerable Genevieve of Paris
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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

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Venerable Genevieve of Paris

Commemorated January 3/16

When she was fifteen, Genevieve was taken to Paris to enter the monastic life. Through fasting, vigil and prayer, she progressed in monasticism, and received from God the gifts of clairvoyance and of working miracles. Gradually, the people of Paris and the surrounding area regarded Genevieve as a holy vessel (2 Tim. 2:21).