by St. Dimitri of Rostov

The Parable of the Wedding Feast
From The Explanation of the Gospel of St. Matthew
by Blessed Theophylact

On Recovering the Spiritual Identity of Western Europe
by Archpriest Andrew Phillips

Saint John Maximovitch
On the Exaltation of the Cross
Shanghai 1947

The Elevation of the Holy Cross is one of the Great Feasts of the Orthodox Church

From the Menology of St. Dimitry of Rostov

A Sermon by Archbishop Nathaniel (+1986) of Vienna and Austria

The Stone Which the Builders Rejected
From The Explanation of the Gospel of St. Matthew
by Blessed Theophylact

by Saint Photios the Great

Part 1       Part 2

"Now the fog of wickedness begins to grow less; for the living cloud of the sun has dawned from barren loins"

On the Nativity of the Theotokos by St. John Damascene

Saint Mamas and His Relationship With Creation

Ss. Anthony and Theodosius of the  Kiev Caves

If Thou Wilt Be Perfect
From The Explanation of the Gospel of St. Matthew
by Blessed Theophylact

In these terrible times, we must not forget to pray to the Theotokos with tears for the people of Syria

The holy and right-believing Alexander Nevsky was the Grand Prince of Vladimir and Novgorod during the period of the thirteenth century when the Russian lands were under assault from both the East and West.

He was executed for the Faith and love of Christ, without having seen earthly freedom, but having been vouchsafed that holy Freedom that is granted by the Divine Comforter to the children of God, in Christ and in His Church.

by St Theodore the Studite 

Part 1   Part 2   Part 3

The Man Who Owed Ten Thousand Talents
From The Explanation of the Gospel of St. Matthew
by Blessed Theophylact

The Martyrs Adrian and Natalia were married in their youth for one year prior to their martyrdom.

a recorded lecture by Father Seraphim Rose

6-7 September 1955
Constantinople

On the 30th Anniversary of the Repose of Hieromonk Seraphim (Rose)
Sept. 2, 2012, at the St. Herman of Alaska Monastery

After the death of his parents, having given away all his wealth to monasteries, to churches and to the destitute, the saint walked through the city in rags, beseeching God to show him the way to salvation.

The Prophet Samuel - the last Judge of Israel

The Healing of the Lunatic
From The Explanation of the Gospel of St. Matthew
by Blessed Theophylact

A 3rd-century Roman commander who is commemorated with his 2,593 soldiers as martyrs by the Orthodox Church.