Lives of Saints

The Life of St. Nina

26 January 2009

When the apostles had drawn lots to determine who was to preach where, the Theotokos had received the lot for Iberia, but she had been held back from going and was assured that someone would later ...

St. Basil the Great

13 January 2009

To the pen of St. Basil the Great belong commentaries on Sacred Scripture, a treatise on the Holy Spirit, epistles, sermons and rules for monastic life. He did much for the establishment of the order ...

St. Nicholas

19 December 2008

St. Nicholas followed the words of our Lord, Lay up treasure for yourself in Heaven, by saying his prayers every day, by fasting, and by performing many good deeds. God was so pleased that He worked ...

The Saint Who Was Santa Claus

The Saint Who Was Santa Claus

19 December 2008

Archpriest Vladimir Berzonsky

Foolishness for Christ

19 November 2008

Being baptized into Christ means putting Him on and living our lives according to His teachings and His example. If we have truly done so, then the same rejection and cries of ridicule await us as ...

Mission Notes: Saint Nicholas of Japan

Mission Notes: Saint Nicholas of Japan

13 November 2008

Archpriest Geoffrey Korz

Saint Nicholas of Japan was a unique and notable example to all Orthodox Christian missionaries. First, he threw himself wholeheartedly into understanding the language and culture. When he was found ...

Saint Sergius, wonderworker of Radonezh

07 October 2008

It is to this moral instruction of the people that St. Sergius dedicated his life, to this end applying the means of a moral discipline accessible and comprehensible to all men – a living example, a ...

Saint John of Kronstadt – One of the Most Unique Russian Elders

Saint John of Kronstadt – One of the Most Unique Russian Elders

02 January 2008

Bishop Alexander (Mileant)

How did he manage to do it all? He had the ability - acquired, no doubt, by prayer and patience - to snatch a short period of deep sleep wherever and whenever he got the chance; and he had a great ...

St Seraphim of Sarov

11 July 2007

S t. Seraphim (born Prohor Moshnin) was born in 1759 to a merchant family in Kursk. At the age of 10, he became seriously ill. During the course of his illness, he saw the Mother of God in his sleep, ...

Spiritual Father and Chief Shepherd of His Nation

03 June 2007

Saint Ambrosi the Confessor (in the world Besarion Khelaia) was born in 1861. He received his primary education at the theological school in Samegrelo and graduated from Tbilisi Seminary in 1885. He ...

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