St. Basil, the Great Visionary of Creation
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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

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St. Basil, the Great Visionary of Creation

Jesse Dominick

As a theologian St. Basil is distinguished as a luminous visionary of the dogma of creation. His Hexaemeron, or commentary on the six days of creation, delivered as a series of nine sermons during Lent sometime around 370 AD, has stood the test of time to become the Church’s most authoritative text on the matter.

Virgin Mary: mother of all Christians
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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

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Virgin Mary: mother of all Christians

Fr. Barnabas Powell

Right after Christmas, Orthodox Christians celebrate a feast of the Ever Virgin Mary. Ironically, some who are far from orthodoxy assert that’s when she and Joseph began eyeing each other with a twinkle and trying to make a sibling for Jesus.

For the Leavetaking: Hymns to the Nativity of Christ
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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

For the Leavetaking: Hymns to the Nativity of Christ

On the Apodosis of the the joyful, warm and bright feast of the Nativity of Jesus Christ, we present several videos with hymns to the feast sung in Church Slavonic.

Russian Church Replaces Rome as the Center of Christianity?
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Suffering Church

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Russian Church Replaces Rome as the Center of Christianity?

Christians worldwide turn to Russia for protection.

A Miracle on Christmas Eve
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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

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A Miracle on Christmas Eve

Maria Saradzhishvili

When Christmas Eve comes, how we wish for a miracle! And miracles really do happen. These two stories were found for us by Maria Saradzhishvili on the pages of a Georgian periodical. They are not only miraculous examples of God’s Providence in life, but portray the hearts of people filled with great nobility, self-sacrifice, and love. And of course, faith in God.