Tver, Tver Province, Russia, March 25, 2025 Photo: tvereparhia.ru A plaque honoring one of Russia’s most beloved New Martyrs was blessed at the site of his martyrdom last week. On March 20, His Eminence Metroplitan Ambrose of Tver visited Pre-Trial Detention Center No. 1 in the Tver Province, where he blessed a memorial plaque…
Those who venerate the Cross with faith and loveknow the power it possesses and draw upon it to gain victory over the devil. St. John ChrysostomJohn Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, St. “>St. John Chrysostom To comfort and strengthen the faithful during the spiritual efforts of the Holy Forty Days (Great Lent), the veneration of the…
Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai Province, Thailand, March 25, 2025 St. Vladimir Church, before and after. Photo: dioceseofthailand.org An Orthodox church in Thailand has undergone a dramatic restoration process after being severely damaged by flooding last fall. The city of Chiang Mai, located within the Thai Diocese of the Patriarchal Exarchate of Southeast Asia of…
Washington, D.C., March 25, 2025 Photo: ANI News President Trump embodies Christian values in a manner reminiscent of St. Constantine the Great, Archbishop Elpidophoros, the head of the Patriarchate of Constantinople’s Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America, told the President yesterday. The Archbishop was welcomed to the White House by the head of state yesterday…
Russkaya Serda and Russkiye Kazyli are ancient villages in the autonomous republic of Tatarstan within the Russian Federation. The former is absolutely deserted, and the latter has about ten houses left. But… “islands of eternity” have survived here—Orthodox churches, albeit dilapidated. Hieromonk Vyacheslav (Shaporov) is the rector of both churches. He also heads the parish…
The Life and Blessing of Elder IliyHis entire life was marked by the protection of the Most Holy Theotokos, and everything he did was in fulfillment of the will of the Sovereign Lady for the strengthening of his homeland. “>Schema-Archimandrite Iliy (Nozdrin), the revered elder of Optina Monastery who served as the spiritual father for…
Former Buchanite Meeting House in Glasgow Vennel, Irvine. Photo: wikipedia.org Sometimes one comes across a tale so improbable and strange that you feel sure the teller of the tale is making it up—something so bizarre, you feel, it simply cannot be true. Such is the tale of “Friend Mother” Buchan and the few dozens…
Mark 8:34–9:1 Great is the power of Truth, and nothing in the world can overcome this power. Great is the integrity of Truth, and there is no suffering, no infirmity in the world for which Truth is not the medicine. When a sick person is suffering and weak, he seeks a doctor who will give…
We present to our readers a story from Metropolitan Joseph (Chernov; 1893–1975) of blessing memory, about how he once nearly died from the bitter cold in a Nazi prison: The Suffering of the Holy Forty Martyrs of Sebaste In Taganrog, in the bishop’s residence, there hung an icon of the Forty Martyrs who suffered…
Being a ChristianFor a Christian, the most valuable treasures are his honor and dignity, and losing them is like death. “>Being a Christian Our Lord Jesus Christ revealed Himself to the world and began preaching the Gospel after His Baptism by St. John the Forerunner in the River Jordan, and the first words of His…
