Archimandrite Symeon Kragiopoulos
Rating: 10|Votes: 1
The Lord “being weary from the journey” came to meet the “prey”: the Samaritan woman, a great sinner. It was as though He set a trap—a salvific trap—for this woman, so sinful but with a heart so open to God’s truth. This woman was a Samaritan—the future St. Photini—and Christ was a Jew. And yet, nothing prevents our Lord from completing the work of salvation.
Nadezhda Dmitrieva
Rating: 7,1|Votes: 18
And let everybody see the hidden spiritual meaning in the fact that “The Inexhaustible Cup” Icon became a source of saving hopes and cures from the wicked passion of alcoholism: the Mother of God is praying for every single sinner; She, the merciful one, knows the suffering of those who give themselves over to debauchery, knows how strong is the desire of many of them to rid themselves of this brutal vice, but cannot find strength to struggle.
Fr. James Guirguis
There is no doubt that we each need a life changing encounter with the Lord, and there is no doubt that we are each capable of having this because the Lord in His grace is hungry for this relationship with each of us. He is present, but where is our heart? Do we recognize that we are sick and have been enemies of Christ through our own sinfulness and pride?
Jesse Dominick
Rating: 8|Votes: 1
That Christ accomplished our salvation in His Person with the cooperation of His divine and human natures shows us that in order for us to receive that gift it must involve God and man—we have our part to play. This is, of course, the Orthodox doctrine of synergy, which leads us to the theme of thirsting. God offers us the water of eternal life—but we must thirst for it. He will never force it upon us.
Sergei Milov, Anatoly Arkadyevich Turilov
Rating: 7|Votes: 1
On May 24 the Orthodox Church celebrates the memory of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, the Equal-to-the-Apostles and teachers of the Slavs, who are considered the creators of the Slavonic alphabet and literary language. Much from the history of their lives and mission remains unknown to this day. For more on these holy brothers, we present the following interview with Anatoly Arkadyevich Turilov, Senior Researcher at the Department of Medieval History at the Institute of Slavic Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences.