The Remarkable Life of Mother Gavrilia
Seen from a distance, today’s world of Orthodoxy may seem like a stack of different coats: you have Russian Orthodoxy, Greek Orthodoxy,... Read More
Racism: An Orthodox Perspective
Aristotle Papanikolaou The primary goal of the Orthodox Christian is to struggle toward theosis—deification. The word theosis often conjures up images of... Read More
Holy Fools in Russian Literature
by Philip Gorski Holy Fool, detail from a painting by Surikov Throughout the history of Russian literature, holy foolishness (iurodstvo) has been... Read More
Healing and Monasteries
by Mother Raphaela Men and women come to monasteries for many reasons. The primary reason is to welcome those who know they... Read More
Wisdom from St. John Chrysostom
As it is not to be imagined that the fornicator and the blasphemer can partake of the sacred Table, so it is... Read More
An Abbess Who Said No
An interview with Mother Maria of Asten A convent, chickens, inspectors, arrests, interrogations, lawyers, and the mass media: these were elements of... Read More
Sts. Cosmas & Damian
Holy Unmercenaries (or moneyless ones) are physicians who worked to heal all without concern for gain and who, since their repose, continue... Read More
Good Reading
Mother Maria Skobtsova: Essential Writings Orbis Books, 2003, pp 192, $15 ISBN: 1-57075-436-5 edited by Helene Klepinin-Arjakovsky preface by Olivier Clement, introduction by... Read More
St Seraphim and the bear
One day a nun from the nearby convent of Diveyevo, coming to visit St. Seraphim at his hermitage in the woods near... Read More
From the teachings of St. Seraphim of Sarov
"God is fire that warms and kindles the heart and inward parts. And so, if we feel in our hearts coldness, which... Read More