Why did God Leave Evil People?

God left evil people to live among the good so that the good could shine even more. The evil also profit from living among the good because it brings to them sanctimony, they feel ashamed, they blush before the others,…

The Early Church Fathers: Foundations of Orthodox Christianity

In the vast mosaic of Christian history, the early Church Fathers stand as monumental figures whose lives and teachings have profoundly shaped Orthodox Christianity. Among these revered teachers, St. Ignatius the God-bearer of Antioch, St. Justin Martyr, and St. Irenaeus…

FROM THE ASCENSION TO PENTECOST by Vladimir Moss

     The period between the Ascension of the Lord and the Descent of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost is a very specific and unique period in the Church Year. The Ascension is clearly the supreme climax in the Life…

Prayer and the Ascension, by Reader Timothy

‘With the power of Thy Cross strengthen, O Christ, my thinking, that I may praise in song and glorify Thy redeeming Ascension.’ – From the Irmos of the First Canon of the Third Canticle of the Ascension. ‘Leaving the things…

To Mark the Occasion of the Feast of St. Bede

Editor’s note: the article below was written and submitted to us on yesterday’s feast of the St. Bede by one of the members of our faithful in England. We have published it with some minor edits. It is an auspicious…

St. Patrick Bishop of Prusa – Saint of the Day

Commemoration of Hieromartyr Patrick, Bishop of Prusa, and His Companions Remembered on May 19 Hieromartyr Patrick, Bishop of Prusa, is celebrated for his unwavering faith and courageous preaching in the first century. Serving as bishop in Prusa, a city in…