Articles on saints, holy families, and living Orthodox witness in the Church and the world.
On June 12, the Church commemorates Saint Onuphrius the Great — a hermit who spent sixty years in the innermost desert of Egypt, seen by no one, fed by a date palm and communed by an angel. All we know of him comes to us through a single witness.
The life, hesychast struggle, and veneration of Saint Nicander of Pskov (1507-1581), the northern hermit of the marshes of Porkhov.
Beyond the gentle healer of popular piety: the severity, the exiles, the Stalin Prize and the real sanctity of Saint Luke of Crimea, feast day June 11.
All Saints’ Sunday reveals the fruit of Pentecost: the Holy Spirit makes human beings holy, known and unknown, from every age and condition.
The life of Saint Xenia of Petersburg: widowhood, foolishness for Christ, the gift of foresight, and her living intercession at Smolensk Cemetery.
The life of Saint Elizabeth of Pasărea, a Romanian desert-dweller of our own days: fasting, vigil, obedience, unceasing prayer, and holiness close to us.
The life of Saint Jacob of Putna: Metropolitan of Moldavia, defender of the people, enlightener through books, and second founder of Putna Monastery.
Life of Saint Justin the Martyr and Philosopher: his search for Truth, the Logos sown throughout the world, the earliest description of the Liturgy, and his martyrdom.
How was it possible to stand day and night on a pillar? The life of Saint Simeon of the Wonderful Mountain, stylitism, grace, and the call to prayer.
Why Saints Constantine and Helen are called Equal to the Apostles: Nicaea, the Holy Cross, isapostolos, and sanctity in the world.