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 about the kingdom of God....
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 Thessalonica speaks of six things...
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 have said clearer, it must be illustrated...
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 of both supporters and opponents...
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 at the tax collector Levi.
Luke...
On February 8, the Ministry of Justice of Lithuania registered a new religious structure - an exarchate, which will be subordinated to the Patriarchate of Constantinople. Thus, two Orthodox churches will be officially recognized...
By Hristianstvo.bg
In "St. Sofia of Kiev" the Constituent Assembly of the public organization "Sofia Brotherhood" was held. The participants of the meeting elected the chairman of Archpriest Alexander Kolb and members of the Board...
Almost four years after Hagia Sophia was converted into a mosque, another iconic Byzantine temple in Constantinople will begin functioning as a mosque. This is the famous Hora Monastery, which has been a museum...
The Synod of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine decided to remove from the church calendar the day of the memory of the holy Prince Alexander Nevsky, according to the website of the Synod of...
The main concepts and definition of health: The ability of a person to adapt to his environment.
The definition of health was formulated by the World Health Organization and sounds like this: "Health is not...
Fr. John Bourdin
After the remark that Christ did not leave the parable "of resisting evil with force," I began to be persuaded that in Christianity there were no soldier-martyrs executed for refusing to kill...
As reported in Cathobel, in an era where the future seems more uncertain than ever, young individuals stand at the crossroads of education and career, often overwhelmed by the plethora of paths available to...
Discover the importance of praying for the deceased and how the Divine Liturgy can bring peace to their souls. Learn how you can help them on their journey to eternal abodes.
An investigation against key figures in the management of the Archdiocese of Prague (Orthodox Church of the Czech Lands and Slovakia) led to their removal from the posts they have held for years.
The investigation...
On January 15, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew announced the start of the International Scientific Conference "Apostle Paul in Antalya (Turkey): Memory, Testimony" organized by the Pisidian Metropolis in the city of Antalya, Orthodox Times reports.
In...
Estonian authorities have decided not to extend the residence permit of Metropolitan Yevgeniy (real name Valery Reshetnikov), head of the Estonian Orthodox Church under the Moscow Patriarchate (ROC-MP), ERR reported, citing the Police and...
By Jamie Moran
9. The belief in God eternally punishing his human ‘children’ by forsaking them in Gehenna/Hell is oddly parallel with the pagan worshipers sacrificing their children in fire in the Valley of Ge...
On January 13, the Moscow Diocesan Church Court announced its decision in the case of Father Alexei Uminsky, depriving him of his priestly rank. Today was the third session of the court, as Fr....
By St. Athanasius of Alexandria
Chapter 3
Thus he (Antonius) spent about twenty years, exercising himself. And after this, when many had a burning desire and wanted to rival his life, and when some of his...
Bills for changes in marriage law are being discussed in Greece. They are related to the institutionalization of marriage between homosexual partners, as well as changes in the law on the adoption of children...
By St. Athanasius of Alexandria
Chapter 1
Antony was an Egyptian by birth, of noble and quite wealthy parents. And they themselves were Christians and he was brought up in a Christian way. And while he...
By Jamie Moran
1. The Jewish Sheol is the exact same as the Greek Hades. No loss of meaning occurs if, on every occasion when Hebrew says ‘Sheol’, this is translated as ‘Hades’ in Greek....
By the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church
The Orthodox Church, as the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church, in her profound ecclesiastical self-consciousness, believes unflinchingly that she occupies a central place in...
An icon of St. Matrona of Moscow, which also depicts Soviet commander-in-chief Joseph Stalin, was placed in Tbilisi's Holy Trinity Cathedral. The icon was placed a few months ago, but on the eve of...
The Nizhny Novgorod sect named after Putin thundered at the beginning of the president’s second term in the mid-2000s. A certain Mother Photinia announced that in a past life she was the Apostle Paul,...