Priest Leonid Bartkov
A candle is not a “payment” for the fulfillment of a wish. It is a visible sign of the invisible movement of the soul.
Alexandra Kalinovskaya
St. Methodius carried logs for the monastery on foot across the river—hence the name, St. Nicholas-Peshnosha Monastery, which he founded. St. Methodius built the monastery on his own, “performing great labors”, as the prayer to the saint says.
Elena Detinina
The monastic community on Konevets Island, which St. Arseny had built, gradually grew, and in 1398 Archbishop John of Novgorod blessed the establishment of a cenobitic monastery in honor of the Nativity of the Most Holy Theotokos there. Pilgrims flocked to it from everywhere. St. Arseny welcomed everyone with a meal and comforting conversation.
Priest Tarasiy Borozenets
A careful reading of the Gospel shows that Christ pronounces the word “blessed” much more often, and in very different circumstances.
Dmitry Kiryukhin
Nesvizh is a small, charming town southwest of Minsk, Belarus. It is best known for its castle, founded in 1583 and included on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Deacon Petar Kozakijevic
Understanding the spiritual needs and interest of Slovenes in Orthodoxy, our diocese and the church community are involved in various projects to translate Orthodox literature into Slovene and are their initiators.
Walking around Minsk, I visited churches and cathedrals with unusual architecture.
Archpriest Stefan Pruzhinsky
I don't think anything will help us now, except for leading a normal Christian life, believing, confessing, praying, and working well for the benefit of society.
Evgeny Borisov.
Ceramic artists Anton and Olga Perov create unique porcelain works in their Moscow workshop.
Elena Belovitskaya
Anyone who has once decided to travel to Diveyevo as a volunteer will surely say that his life was divided into “before” and “after.”
Suzdal is one of the oldest and most beautiful towns of Russia. Because industrialization largely bypassed the town, Suzdal preserved much of its historic appearance, and today it is regarded as a living museum of ancient Russia and one of the jewels of the famous Golden Ring.
Georgy Ogorodnikov
Metropolitan Chrysanthus studied Russian, made use of the rich library of the main seminary, and became acquainted with the history of Russia and its church structure
Dejan Baljosevic
H.K. saw me: our eyes met. I saw sinister hatred in his glare and realized that I could expect nothing good.
On Pascha night, the clergy communed 300 people from five chalices. They share their joy with our readers as well in these photographs by Subdeacon Yuri Gripas.
Olga Stefanova is a documentary filmmaker, the author of several films and a book about Antarctica. Olga spoke about her journeys to the continent and shared the details of life in such extreme conditions.
Despite the horrors and restrictions of earthly wars, the miracle of the Holy Fire has happened again in the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem.
The building itself is still under construction. Ground was broken on the dirt lot chosen for the church’s location in April 2025.
Peter Davydov
God will conquer any sin. We simply shouldn’t quit working. And we should never get depressed if we don’t succeed right away.
Priest Anthony Rusakevich
The modern perception of Lent is often reduced to a strict diet, but its original essence in early Christian practice was fundamentally different.
Marina Tsolina
The church is grand and with a unique architecture—the only one in the Ryazan region built in the style of Northern Art Nouveau.
