My Spiritual Father Paisie the Hermit

Archimandrite Ioanichie (Balan)

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My Spiritual Father Paisie the Hermit

Archimandrite Ioanichie (Balan)

Few monks and confessors are able to successfully combine the labors of a hermit with ministry as a spiritual father, solitude with an abundance of spiritual children, love for God with love for neighbor, hidden tears with pain of heart for disciples.

A Matchless Preacher and Pastor

A sermon delivered on the feast of St. John Chrysostom in the church of the Kiev-Bratsky Monastery, November 13, 1907

Holy Hieromartyr Anatoly, Metropolitan of Odessa

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A Matchless Preacher and Pastor

A sermon delivered on the feast of St. John Chrysostom in the church of the Kiev-Bratsky Monastery, November 13, 1907

Holy Hieromartyr Anatoly, Metropolitan of Odessa

Chrysostom’s sermons reveal such an amazing knowledge of the human soul, of all the secret bends of the human heart, that they leave the listener or reader speechless, conquered, and captivated.

The Lives of the Saints Are Always Fresh and Relevant

St. Matrona of Constantinople, Commemorated November 9/22

Metropolitan Luke (Kovalenko) of Zaporozhye and Melitopol

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The Lives of the Saints Are Always Fresh and Relevant

St. Matrona of Constantinople, Commemorated November 9/22

Metropolitan Luke (Kovalenko) of Zaporozhye and Melitopol

No matter how she hid herself, God glorified her all the more. The venerable one had left, you could say, for the edge of the earth in order to hide herself from human glory, but there a monastery formed around her.

Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the Other Bodiless Powers

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Synaxis of the Archangel Michael and the Other Bodiless Powers

For centuries people have turned to the Archangel Michael and the Heavenly Host for help—and the Heavenly Powers have never forsaken those who needed help.

And He Plunged His Wing into The Lake

Irina Rubtsova

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And He Plunged His Wing into The Lake

Irina Rubtsova

With the blessing of God, Archangel Michael approaches, clothed in the robes of goodness and mercy, and proclaims to everyone that God has once again had mercy on the world.