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,...
By the Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church
The contribution of the Orthodox Church in realizing peace, justice, freedom, fraternity and love between peoples, and in the removal of racial and other discriminations.
For...
Nearly five hundred Christians have sent an open letter to Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia regarding the ban on candlelight services. Alexey Uminsky, whom they identify as their spiritual mentor, reports the...
The Russian entrepreneur and owner of several nightclubs, Mikhail Danilov, donated a part of the relics of St. Nicholas of Mirliki to the Moscow temple dedicated to the icon of the Virgin Mary "Znamenie"....
St. Tikhon Zadonsky
26. Stranger or wanderer
Whoever has left his home and Fatherland and lives on a foreign side is a stranger and a wanderer there, just as a Russian who is in Italy or...
By St. Irenaeus of Lyon
1. Those who reproach the fact that before their exodus, at the command of God, the people took from the Egyptians vessels of all kinds and clothing and so set...
By Fr. Alexey Uminsky
About the author: The Moscow Patriarchate has imposed a ban on the ministry of Fr. Alexey Uminsky, who is no longer the head of the Church of the Holy Trinity on...
By St. John Chrysostom
Then, after the death of Terah, the Lord said to Abram: get out of your land, and from your family, and from your father’s house, and go to the land that...
By priest Daniil Sysoev
“Finally, we were shown the famous words of St. Philaret, which supposedly portray patriotism as a Christian virtue:
“Didn’t the Bible give good education to the people of God in the Old...
By St. John Chrysostom
“Why are you proud of your fatherland,” He says, when I command you to be a wanderer throughout the entire universe, when you can become such that the whole world will...
By Saint John Chrysostom
“...We must move away from this, and clearly know that there is no evil except one sin, and there is no good except one virtue and pleasing God in everything. Joy...