Saint John of Shanghai: “Although I Have Died, I Am Alive”
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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Saint John of Shanghai: “Although I Have Died, I Am Alive”

Selected Miracles of the San Francisco Wonderworker

Irina Akhundova

From my own experience, I have been convinced how quickly he hastens to help and gives what each needs for the salvation of the soul.

The Sermon on the Mount. Love Your Enemies
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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

The Sermon on the Mount. Love Your Enemies

Archimandrite Raphael (Karelin)

Love of enemies is the key to understanding the mystery of Christianity.

To Heal the Brokenhearted
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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

To Heal the Brokenhearted

Hierodeacon Iliodor (Schevchuk)

This is precisely what the Gospel calls us to do—to soften our hearts to accept the Truth, to accept the Gospel, and, of course, to soften our hearts towards others.

The Founder of Solovki Monastery
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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

The Founder of Solovki Monastery

Elena Detinina

Fr. Sabbatius was left alone on Solovetsky Island, but loneliness did not bother him at all, because he had always aspired to eremitic life. He had fulfilled his task as a righteous man, paving the thorny path to Solovki for his followers.

“I came back a different person:” the Story of a Trip that Transformed a Life
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Orthodoxy Around the World

“I came back a different person:” the Story of a Trip that Transformed a Life

Valeria Anpilova

Several months have passed since my trip. I felt an urge to go to church and have now started attending regularly. I have long sensed that God exists, so I was as if living in anticipation of the right moment to come to Him.