If you are hit on the right cheek…
I want to be a real man, I want to be able to stand up for myself. Father, please, bless me to start doing martial arts. Is it a sin? – This is a common question usually asked by young people. But in...
View ArticleOur Humble Laudation to the Theotokos
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit! Human life, brothers and sisters, is full of grief and sorrow: countless worldly sorrows oppress the soul and frequent illnesses...
View ArticleWhat Makes a Priest Rejoice at Confession
A person can repent of the most terrible sins, the most barbaric evil-doing; his tale may be bitter and worthy of tears. But if an inner change occurs, that very "metanoia", that is, a change of mind,...
View ArticleThe Price of Embrace
We know what happened with the son, how he at first rejoiced, then fell into poverty, suffered, and starved. And what about the Father? This is a mystery… And what do these embraces look like? How does...
View Article“Can You Imagine? We Will Be Martyrs!..”
This trip is especially memorable to me, down to some insignificant details that are firmly implanted in my mind. Perhaps this is because it was the last of my few exceptionally eventful trips to...
View ArticleWhen Fasting Is Easy While Praying Is Hard
The Apostles’ Fast is in itself an easy fast. Besides, it is easy to keep the fast during summer. You lose your appetite, you don’t feel like eating all that much, maybe just a bit to drink… Yet,...
View Article“She was absolutely fine”
Hegumen Nektary (Morozov) speaks on how to protect a child from suicide risk The post “She was absolutely fine” appeared first on A Russian Orthodox Church Website.
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