RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
We hear a bishop say when he ordains a deacon or priest, “Divine Grace which heals all things and which fulfills the missing”. Certainly, our prayer is that Christ covers the shortcomings of each clergyman. However, what can we say…
AUTHOR UNKNOWN Some things you keep. Like good teeth. Warm coats. Bald husbands. They’re good for you, reliable and practical and so sublime that to throw them away would make the garbage man a thief. So you hang on because…
We have not yet felt the huge after-shock of the coming of television which in a short while has managed to secure a niche for itself in almost every home. Its powers of persuasion and attraction have proved to be…
FATHER AND FRIEND! I should have answered you long about the growing winter of faith and prayer and the means of struggle against this. But the same vanity which, as you acknowledge, disperses reverent feelings, has also deprived me of…
As I go along my journey
I'm reaping better than I've sowed
I'm drinking from the saucer
'Cause my cup has overflowed
So another week went by. I was again on night duty. This time on his evening round, as he left the ward, the doctor said to me in an undertone that Ivan would not pull through till morning. As usual in such cases, the wounded men guessed it and a strained silence fell upon the ward.
By Dr. Vladimir Moss During this time of coronavirus pandemic, we are being showered with statistics about how many people are dying, who are dying, what are our chances of dying, etc. But Orthodox Christians know that the time…
The Velveteen Rabbit (or How Toys Become Real) is a British children’s novel written by Margery Williams. It chronicles the story of a stuffed rabbit’s desire to become real through the love of his owner. The book was first published in 1922 and has been republished…
St. Isaac the Syrian tells us, "Take away the tribulations and no man will be saved"!
