Divorce as a Catastrophe in the Spiritual Life and a Grave Sin
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Marriage and Family

Divorce as a Catastrophe in the Spiritual Life and a Grave Sin

Priest Georgy Firsov

Just fifty years ago, these things weren’t even said out loud—it was simply understood by all that you do not abandon your wife and children. Yes, there were divorces, but not in these numbers. It used to be shameful to divorce. But today? There’s no shame—on the contrary, it’s often celebrated.

“Open War is Upon You”
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Orthodoxy Today

“Open War is Upon You”

Fr. Lawrence Farley

We should do what we can to turn the cultural tide back to sanity and morality but at the end of the day Christians will remember that the Kingdom is not of this world and will not confuse political and cultural victory with the Kingdom of God.

“Christ has conquered the world, and if we are with Him, we can conquer all problems and temptations”
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Orthodoxy Today

“Christ has conquered the world, and if we are with Him, we can conquer all problems and temptations”

A talk with Metropolitan Nicholas (Olhovsky) of ROCOR

We can discuss many things and debate current events for days, but if we do not understand that without God we will be completely lost, then I am afraid there will be even more problems.

Midlife Crisis. Part 2: Effects on the Family
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Marriage and Family

Midlife Crisis. Part 2: Effects on the Family

Archpriest Pavel Gumerov

Love is not an emotion, but a chain of actions, it is an effort, a direction of the will.

Midlife Crisis. Part 1: Not the End of Life
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Marriage and Family

Midlife Crisis. Part 1: Not the End of Life

Archpriest Pavel Gumerov

Everyone is susceptible to the midlife crisis: both successful people who have achieved great results and have made a good career, and those people who feel that they have achieved nothing.