Christianity
Interpretation of the prayer “Our Father”
Compilation by St. Bishop Theophan, the Recluse of Vysha St. Gregory of Nyssa: "Who would give me dove's wings?" - said the psalmist David (Ps. 54:7). I dare to say…
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Christianity
Priests to the Russian authorities: Do not be more cruel than Pilate
Russian clergy and believers have published an open appeal to the authorities in Russia calling for the body of politician Alexei Navalny to be handed over to his family. The…
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Christianity is very inconvenient
By Natalya Trauberg (interview given in the fall of 2008 given to Elena Borisova and Darja Litvak), <a href="http://expert.ru/expert/2009/19/hristianstvo_eto_neudobno/">Expert No. 19(657), May 18, 2009</a> To be a Christian means to…
Africa
Alexandrian Holy Synod deposed the new Russian exarch in Africa
On February 16, at the meeting in the ancient monastery "St. George" in Cairo the H. Synod of the Patriarchate of Alexandria decided to depose Bishop Constantine (Ostrovsky) of Zaraysk…
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On bishops
By St. Rev. Simeon the New Theologian, From “Instruction with rebuke to all: kings, bishops, priests, monks and laity, spoken and spoken by the mouth of God” (excerpt) ...Bishops, heads…
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The parable of the barren fig tree
By Prof. A.P. Lopukhin, Interpretation of the Holy Scriptures of the New Testament Chapter 13. 1-9. Exhortations to repentance. 10 – 17. Healing on Saturday. 18 – 21. Two parables…
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What does the church candle symbolize?
The answer is given by the Fathers of the Church, to whom we always turn and in whom we find the answer, regardless of when they lived. St. Simeon of…
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On the emergence of heresies
By St. Vincentius of Lerin, from his remarkable historical work "Memorial Book of the Antiquity and Universality of the Congregational Faith" Chapter 4 But in order to make what we…
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Greece became the first Orthodox country to approve same-sex marriage
The country's parliament approved a bill allowing civil marriages between people of the same sex, which was applauded by supporters of the rights of the LGBT community, Reuters reported. Representatives…
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The wonderful fishing
By Prof. A.P. Lopukhin, Interpretation of the Holy Scriptures of the New Testament Chapter 5. 1.-11. The Summons of Simon. 12-26. The healing of leprosy and weakness. 27-39. The feast…