Vologda wanderer Alexander Krainev It has long been observed that it is extremely harmful to a man’s soul and body to thoughtlessly and mindlessly take on someone else’s Christian exploits. We knew someone who, in pursuit of lofty endeavors, wouldn’t let experienced, intelligent people bring him down to earth—he rushed to “live the life of…
On RepentanceFather Kyrik was an experienced practitioner of the prayer of the heart and edified his spiritual children primarily through his own example. “>Part 1 On ConfessionWe must firmly believe in our Lord Jesus Christ’s labor on the Cross before His Heavenly Father, and that He tore up our sins on the Cross and gave…
New York, April 9, 2025 L to R: Bp. Matthew of Sourozh (MP), Abp. Ireney of Ottawa (OCA), Met. Tikhon of America and Canada (OCA), Met. Nicholas of Eastern America (ROCOR), Bp. Iriney of Eastern America (Serbian). Photo: mospatusa.com Hierarchs and clergy from five jurisdictions present in America came together on Monday, April 7,…
Bucharest, April 9, 2025 Photo: basilica.ro The main tower of the Romanian People’s Salvation Cathedral in Bucharest was adorned yesterday with a large cross weighing 7.7 tons being placed atop it. “In this moment, when the imperfect work of our hands becomes sanctified in the name of the Holy Trinity, it truly acquires dimensions…
Kuremäe, Estonia, April 9, 2025 Photo: monasterium.ru A number of famous monasteries of the Russian Orthodox Church have addressed letters of support for the Holy Dormition-Pükhtitsa Monastery, which is facing persecution by Estonian authorities. The monastery is not formally part of the Estonian Orthodox Christian Church, which is an autonomous body within the Moscow…
Kiev, April 8, 2025 Photo: uoc-news.church Ukrainian Church canonizes two new 20th-century saintsOn October 23, the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church canonized two 20th-century saints: Archimandrite Philaret (Kochubei), abbot of Zverinetsky Skete in Kiev, and Blessed John the Wanderer, a Fool-for-Christ. “>On October 23, the Holy Synod of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church…
Crete, April 9, 2025 Photo: romfea.gr Another hierarch from the Greek Orthodox world reposed in the Lord yesterday, April 8. Metropolitan Damaskinos of Kydonia and Apokoronou, Hypertimos, and Exarch of the Cretan and Myrtoo Sea had been facing serious health issues recently, “fighting a brave and humble daily battle against his illness,” reports Romfea….
Photo: kasheloff.ru On RepentanceFather Kyrik was an experienced practitioner of the prayer of the heart and edified his spiritual children primarily through his own example. “>Part 1 Now let us talk about On ConfessionThe main thing in Confession is that the grace of the Holy Spirit is at work there. “>Confession to a spiritual…
Kiev, April 8, 2025 Photo: spzh.eu Voices of protest are rising from across the Orthodox Christian world as religious leaders and monastic communities condemn the Ukrainian government’s recent decision to conduct scientific examinations on the sacred relics of saints in the Kiev Caves Lavra. The controversial examinations, conducted by a commission that included anatomists,…
Moscow, April 8, 2025 Moscow Tatar Orthodox Christian Community On the night of April 2, an Orthodox Tatar and altar server was brutally murdered in a church in Moscow. Some are already calling Ilyas Safovich Safiullin a martyr, especially considering that he converted to Orthodoxy from Islam eight years ago. His Holiness Patriarch Kirill…