Author: Protopresbyter Mihail Pomazanski
Vladimir Solovyov gave a new impetus to the development of Russian philosophical and theological thought, setting himself the task of "justifying the faith of the fathers" before the reason of his...
1. To be able to successfully fight against evil, you must have order in your thoughts. This is achieved by more silence, solitude and prayer.
2. Always keep in mind and remember that every word...
Basilians (Vasilians, lat. OSBM, Ordo Sancti Basilii Magni) is the common name of several Catholic monastic orders of the Byzantine rite, following the cenobitic charter, which is attributed to St. Basil the Great. All...
Author: Associate Professor Dr. Kostadin Nushev
Biblical truths about peace and war
Peace, according to the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments, is revealed as a gift from God to man. God Himself is...
In May 1944, the Bulgarian Synod granted the Russian community firstly the church "St. Great Martyr Ekaterina" at the cemetery in Kniazhevo, and after two months - the church "St. Petka Samardzhiyska" on "Maria...
The famous missionary and theologian Deacon Andrey Kuraev was convicted on 23 August 24, 2022 in the Nikulin District Court in Moscow on a denunciation filed "by the citizen Sergey Chichin" for his anti-war...
Impact on souls and hearts
The Lord taught in the synagogue of Capernaum, and everyone marveled at His teaching: for He taught them as having authority, and not as scribes (Matthew 7:29). This power is...
Archimandrite Zinon (Theodore) is the most famous icon painter of the Russian Orthodox Church and his works - murals, icons, miniatures are known throughout the Orthodox world. In 1992, he worked in the Trinity-Sergius...
Written by Ventzeslav Karavalchev for dveri.bg
Immediately after Pentecost, when the Holy Spirit created the Church, a rapid development of the Christian communities began - the Gospel spread, worship developed, theology was clarified, asceticism was...
Author: Archimandrite Justin (Popovich)
Matter is represented in the human body, no doubt, in the most enigmatic, mysterious and complex way. Brain?! What marvelous mysteries are performed between his matter and soul! No matter how...
The further life of man, as we have seen above, consists in the development of that seed of eternal life which is laid in baptism. A person is gradually cleansed from sin, gradually perfected...
"I believe in one God the Father, Almighty,
Creator of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible"
(Symbol of Faith)
By the word invisible in the first article of the Creed we must understand the invisible...
"God is love" (1 John 4:8)
Like being hidden. Do you see and save everything? How, we are not visible. Do you see us all? But You, my God, do not know all whom You...
When and how the temple was created
The foundation stone of the future church "St. Nicholas the Wonderworker" was laid by Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich (son of Emperor Alexander II), who arrived in Sofia especially...
Holy Scripture, in relating the origin of the first man, says:
God said: let us create man in Our image, (and) according to Our likeness (Gen. 1:26).
About the creative act itself, the writer of Genesis...
On August 14, 2022, on the 9th Sunday after Pentecost, the feast of the Origin (wearing) of the Honest Trees of the Life-Giving Cross of the Lord, the celebration in honor of the Smolensk...
Serbian Orthodox Church produces its own brand of wines and brandies - Patriarcheski. Her cellars in Sremski Karlovtsi continue a centuries-old tradition. The cellars are located in the Old Palace, and the vineyards are...
The Church Fathers also understood salvation as salvation primarily from sins. "Our Christ," says St. Justin the Martyr, "redeemed us, immersed in the gravest sins committed by us, through His crucifixion on a tree...
An image in the German edition of Jacob de Teramo's book The Consolation of Sinners, or the Trial of Lucifer against Jesus Christ (Jacobi de Ancharano (alias de Teramo): Litigatio Christi cum Belial), shows...
Metropolitan Onuphrius of Kyiv (UPC) met with Russian prisoners of war at the Kyiv-Pechersk Lavra at their request. The meeting was organized by journalist Vladimir Zolkin, known for his interviews with Russian prisoners of...
Divine Goodness was not content with contemplating Itself; it was necessary for the good to overflow, to go further and further. God invents, first, the angelic and heavenly powers. And thought became deed, which...
"The kingdom of God... peace and joy in the Holy Spirit" (Rom. 14:17)
Peace transcends all feeling and guards the hearts and minds of the saints. This is the clarity and tranquility of a peaceful...
In the course of the ages, God has revealed to the people under various names.
• In the first chapter of the Bible, the cross itself has God, which is written in the Hebrew text...
Be a peacemaker to be worthy to be called a son of God. - St. Ephraim the Syrian (25, 197).
The Savior gratified the peacemakers and announced that they would become sons of God, firstly,...
Holiness in the Bible
Be perfect as your Heavenly Father is perfect.
Gospel of Matthew, chapter 5, verse 48
Try to have peace with everyone and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord.
Paul's letter to...