Metropolitan Onuphry on Adoration
“History tells us that the Magi, who are also called kings, came not from one country, but from three different countries: Persia, Arabia, and Ethiopia. All of them, independent...
Meaning of the Names in Christ’s Geneology
Abraham—“father of many”; Isaac—“laughter”; Jacob (Israel)—“deceiver” (“warrior of God”); Judah—“praising”; Phares—“gap”, “opening”; Esrom—“blossoming”; Aram—“high”; Aminadab—“generous”; Naasson—“charmer”; Salmon—“dark” Booz—“clever” Ovid—“worshipping” Jesse—“wealth” David—“brother of the father”, “beloved” David—“brother of the father”,...
Redeeming the Time Part 2
“How many stones there are scattered about! Millions, billions, and we tread upon them without even noticing them. Yet gold is collected in tiny grains, and one gram of...
Redeeming the Time Part 1
“The Apostle Paul writes regarding time that we walk circumspectly “…Redeeming the time, because the days are evil…” Thus he concisely said… the days are evil, life is short,...
Elder St. Porphyrios on our Personal Freedom
“God in His omniscience knows in all precision not simply beforehand, but before the creation of the world, that this person, for example, will commit a murder when he...
(St. Nikolai Velimirovich on Christ’s Pure Love
“The love which Christ revealed to the world, my dear, is the love from “before the foundation of the world” (John 17: 24). That love, therefore, is not temporal...
Sergei Iosifovich Fudel+ on the ‘Witness’ of the Church
“The Holy Church of Christ is one! But its dark double has existed in history near it and under its name. Evil has always lived next to the never-fading...
Archpriest Sergei Barnanov on Elder Ephraim+ of Arizona
During the service, he stands with you near the altar, but his soul is not there. That’s the feeling I had. Just to look at him was all I...
Igumen Nektary Morozov on our Living Witness…
“…there is another category of people: they have walked away from the Church because they were disappointed. They were not disillusioned with themselves, or their ideals, or even Christianity...
Fr John Konkle on Living in the Present
“I find myself frequently advising people with these simple words: The best way to prepare for the future is to live in the present. We are so often stressed...