A Pillar from Earth to Heaven
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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

A Pillar from Earth to Heaven

For the Birthday of Righteous Paul of Taganrog

Svetlana Rybakova

Remarkably, the solemn translation of his relics was predicted by the saint himself shortly before his repose, when the elder was singing: “Paul was carried to the grave, and from the grave to the cathedral”.

Russian “Time of Troubles” of 1905–1907
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Church History

Russian “Time of Troubles” of 1905–1907

Rampage of Terrorism. Part 5:11–12

Archpriest Vladimir Vigilyansky, Olesya Nikolaeva

The issue of capital punishment in Russia became an argument in demagogic reasoning by opponents of the Russian state system.

​“I would constantly talk about St. Gabriel”
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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

​“I would constantly talk about St. Gabriel”

​The story of a Thai-American’s love for St. Gabriel (Urgebadze)

​Steven Skarina

An American of Thai origin, Orthodox catechumen Steven Skarin, sent us this story of his own miracles related to the Georgian saint, Gabriel (Urgebadze).

When the Commandment to Honor Your Parents Is Painful
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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

When the Commandment to Honor Your Parents Is Painful

What should I do if my family is a source of suffering?

Priest Alexei Taakh

Biblical love is not a feeling or an emotional attachment. It is a decision of the will, an act.

Thank You, God, for Allowing Me to Speak with You!
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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Thank You, God, for Allowing Me to Speak with You!

Romanian Athonite Spiritual Counsels, Part 1

Hieroschemamonk Iulian (Lazăr)

If you give a child something, it enters his mind and spins around in there—just like that. Let prayer spin around in there rather than something else.