In their lives they stood for family, humility, nobility, duty, the Russian people, and above all for the holy Orthodox faith.

A Sermon by Metropolitan Philaret (Voznesensky)

The Romanov children were beautiful - not only in their outward appearance, which was striking, but primarily in their inner qualities...pious, God-fearing and endowed with all manner of Christian virtue.

This episode often puzzles those who judge the Gospel through the lens of shallow humanism

He was consistently even-mannered, polite, never got annoyed or complained, avoided talking about himself and even inspired atheists to respect both himself and his faith.

St. Martin of Tours Church in Montgomery, AL will host a symposium on the intricacies of the hierarchal Divine Liturgy.

by St. John of Kronstadt

by Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco

St. Luke of Simferopol

by Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi

Homily Twenty-Eight
by St. Gregory Palamas

A Homily by Bishop Mitrophan (Znosko-Borovsky) of Boston (+2002)

His life and writings continue to inspire, instruct and lead many to repentance and a more spiritual life.

Thy Sins Be Forgiven Thee
From The Explanation of the Gospel of St. Matthew by Blessed Theophylact

by Dr. Christopher Veniamin with Archimandrite Zacharias

The convent grew out of the St. Elizabeth Sisterhood and comprises eight churches.

An essay by Monk Theophan (Coverdill) on what the toll-house controversy reveals about the state of Orthodoxy and theological debate in postmodern America

by St. Luke the Surgeon - Archbishop of Simferopol and All Crimea

Homily of Saint John of Shanghai and San Francisco

St Seraphim Rose
a transcription of a talk given at the St. Herman Monastery, Platina, California, in 1977.

by St. Luke, Archbishop of Crimea

What does It Mean to Light a Candle in Church?
The Theological and Liturgical Meanings

The Hieromartyr Eusebius stood firmly for the Orthodox Confession of Faith proclaimed at the First Ecumenical Council at Nicea in the year 325.

Sermon by Protopriest Rostislav Gan

The Life of St. Gabriel, the Fool for Christ
from Trisagion Films

... lest Britain be totally plunged into the thick gloom of black night, He kindled for us the brilliant lamps of the holy martyrs...

by Metropolitan Jonah (Paffhausen)

by Protopresbyter Gregory Lomako, a witness to the collapse of White Russia, the evacuation from southern Russia, and the beginnings of Russian church life in exile.

What Have We to Do with Thee?
From The Explanation of the Gospel of St. Matthew
by Blessed Theophylact

By Bishop Alexander (Mileant, +2005)

Memories of St. John Maximovitch by Fr. Herman (+2014)

On St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco

Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi

Part 1   Part 2   Part 3

The First Helmsman of the Russian Church

by Archimandrite Kirill (Pavlov)

Abbess Ariadna's legacy has provided the seeds for a revival which even now is budding forth.

Sermon by Archbishop Nikon (Rklitsky, 1892-1976)
on the Fourth Sunday of Pentecost

The original Christian Gospel begins with—love.
An article by Fr. James Bernstein

He was Metropolitan of Moscow and of All Russia between 1448 and 1461. He is also called the Wonderworker.

A homily by Father George Calciu

Simple and untaught, but strongly fervent of faith and zealous for the glory of the True God – the shepherd was chosen by the Lord for prophetic service and sent to the Israelite kingdom

The Healing of the Centurion's Servant
From The Explanation of the Gospel of St. Matthew by Blessed Theophylact

When one is called upon by the Lord to get to know Him, the first thing one does is to search deep into the depths of his soul.

This article contains brief biographies of the inhabitants of the Monastery of St. Job in Munich who had moved to Holy Trinity Monastery in Jordanville.

Throughout traditional literature and folklore, animals serve as symbols of various human virtues and vices.

The testimony of a Russian Confessor

Monk Proclu (Nicau)

by St. John of Kronstadt

by Prof. Dmitry Avdeev M.D., Ph.D.

A look at the doctrinal foundations of marriage found in Scripture and Sacred Tradition
by Hieromonk Ambrose (Young)

In the history of Orthodoxy, there have been many cases when children became holy martyrs for Christ and the Orthodox faith, suffering severe torments.

Known as the patron saint of soldiers, his life is defined by deep faith, military valor, and a courageous martyrdom.

by Ivan Mikhailovich Andreev

The Eye is the Lamp of the Body
From The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. Matthew

From Conversations With Elder Dionysius Ignat

In Memoriam: Holy Hieromartyr Philosoph Ornatsky

Palamas, Cabasilas, and Sacramental Theology

Metropolitan Antony of Kiev and Galich

by St. Luke of Simferopol

by St. Innocent Metropolitan of Moscow

The world of plants is a wonderful language of God. Every flower and every tree is a sermon of God’s love for man.

This excerpt is from Russian Monks on Mount Athos: The Thousand Year History of St Panteleimon’s by Nicholas Fennell