Photo: pravmir.ru Christ is in our midst, my dear readers. I congratulate you with our spiritual spring! I want to wish everyone that during the Great Lent, you may truly rejoice. Rejoice that we have transformed and purified our souls, that we have not only acquired virtues but have also learned to keep them….
Photo: Pinterest Christ is in our midst, dear readers! The apostle Paul writes to his disciples in Rome, The night is far spent, the day is at hand (Rom 13:12). Night is the time of darkness, when most crimes are committed. Night is also the sinful state of the soul that does not want…
Gourmenissa, Kilkis, Greece, March 4, 2025 Photo: real.gr The Greek Orthodox faithful of Goumenissa in northern Greece celebrated the 50th anniversary of the return and re-enthronement of their beloved wonderworking and myrrh-streaming icon of Panagia Groumenissa on Sunday. The icon was stolen on March 3, 1975, which sent the townspeople into mourning. After several…
Photo: ria.ru Blow ye the trumpet in Zion… Sanctify ye a fast,call a solemn assembly … and cry unto the LORD(Joel 2:1, 1:14) This invitation is so clear that it could be understood immediately. And yet, the prophet, despite the brevity of his prophecy and the variety of topics of which he was to…
Kodiak, Alaska, March 4, 2025 Photo: OCA Diocese of Sitka and Alaska St. Herman Theological Seminary in Kodiak, Alaska, was blessed with a spiritually uplifting week-long visit from His Grace Bishop Alexei of Sitka and All Alaska earlier this month. Every year or two, His Grace visits the seminary for what has become known…
