Saint Mary Magdalene, the Myrrh-bearer and Equal to the Apostles
The life of Saint Mary Magdalene, Myrrh-bearer and Equal to the Apostles: her healing, the Cross, the empty tomb, and her witness to Christ's Resurrection.
Category Living Saints
Articles on saints, holy families, and living Orthodox witness in the Church and the world.
From Fire to the Still Small Voice: The Journey of the Holy Prophet Elijah the Tishbite
The Holy Prophet Elijah, from Carmel to the still small voice at Horeb: a biblical and patristic reading of zeal, fasting, mercy, and the vision of God.
Saint Macrina and the Family of Saint Basil the Great: Eight Saints from One Household
The life of Saint Macrina and the family of Saint Basil the Great: eight saints from one household, united through faith, ascetic struggle, and mercy.
Saint Vladimir, Enlightener of Rus
The life of Saint Vladimir, Grand Prince of Kiev: his baptism, the baptism of Kiev, the transformation of his life, and the beginning of the Christianization of Kievan Rus.
Saint Matrona of Chios and the Other Saints Who Bore the Name Matrona
The life of Saint Matrona of Chios and the distinction between the saints who bore the same name: Thessalonica, Constantinople, Chios, Anemnyasevo, and Moscow.
The Life of Saint Paisios the Athonite (1924-1994)
The life of Saint Paisios the Athonite, from his childhood in Farasa and Athonite struggle to Panagouda, his repose in 1994, and his canonization.
The Miracle of the Holy Great Martyr Euphemia at the Council of Chalcedon
The miracle of Saint Euphemia at the Council of Chalcedon: how the great martyr sealed the Orthodox confession of Christ in two natures.
Saint Antipas of Calapodești — a lesser-known saint whose veneration spread from Athos to the Russian north (1816–1882)
Saint Antipas of Calapodești was a Romanian Orthodox monk venerated in Romania, on Mount Athos, and at Valaam as a teacher of the prayer of the heart.
Saint Basil of Ostrog, Protector of Those Troubled in Mind and Soul
Saint Basil of Ostrog is venerated as a swift helper of those troubled in mind and soul, of those oppressed by unclean spirits, and of those fallen into despondency.
The Holy Hieromartyr Methodius, Bishop of Patara — Defender of the Resurrection of the Body against Origen
Commemorated on 20 June, Saint Methodius defended the real continuity between the body we now have and the body of the resurrection against insufficient Origenist explanations.