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[Orthodoxy Today]

21st Century. A Story of Kosovo.

This film was shot clandestinely in Kosovo. It tells the story of six elderly Serbian women who chose to remain in Kosovo—to live, to pray, and to make their silent appeal to the world.

[Orthodoxy Today]

Is it hard to be Patriarch?

His Holiness Patriarch Kirill, Dimitry Kiselev

On February 1, 2012, the Patriarch of the Russian Orthodox Church celebrated the three year anniversary of his enthronement with Divine Liturgy in the Christ the Savior Cathedral, Moscow. His Holiness appeared on Russian television to answer questions about religious life posed by TV commentator Dimitry Kiselev.

[Orthodoxy Today]

“When We Serve Our Neighbor, We Serve God.”

Archpriest Victor Potapov, Ilya Agaev

First of all, for the Orthodox Christian, social service is the fulfillment of God’s commandment, the second part of the one that says “thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself.” When we serve our neighbor, we serve the Lord Himself. You know that the Gospel says “for I was ahungered, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: naked, and ye clothed me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me.” So if we serve our neighbor, we fulfill Christ’s main commandment-to love.

[Coming to Orthodoxy]

Island of Salvation

Alexander Segen

“People ask me, ‘How often should we go to church? Can we go once a week, or even once a month?’ I answer them, ‘You can stop going altogether. Just like that! Don’t go at all. Live your life without the Church, die, and you’ll go to hell. Then you’ll find yourself there, next to Hitler. You’ll be forever next to him. But just think about it: eternally! In hell. With Hitler.’”

[Church History]

The “Possessors” and “Non-Possessors”: to Have, or Not to Have?

Nun Cornelia (Rees)

The late fifteenth, early sixteenth centuries saw a conflict arise in Russia that had some parallels to events and movements in Western Christianity of the time. As the Spanish Inquisition was in full swing against insincere converts to Christianity, and the dissolution of monastery property had already successfully killed Catholic monasticism in some northern European countries, the existential question of “to have or not to have” was reaching like an aftershock the comparatively sheltered religious life of Orthodox Russia.

[Church History]

A Worthy Renewal of Historical Memory

Anton Leontiev, Pavel Illarionov

Currently in Russia a movement has ensued to acquaint people there with the ascetical labors of their brothers in the faith. It is entitled, “From Nativity to Resurrection”, and includes representatives from Orthodox Churches and organizations of Greece, Cyprus, Russia, and the Greek diaspora of Kazakhstan—places where the memory of those who suffered for their faith under Ottoman rule is kept alive.

[Orthodoxy Today]

The Holy Wells of Wales

Howard Huws

The Lord made Wales a hilly land facing the prevailing Atlantic winds, thus blessing it with abundant rain and fresh waters. Our country is equally saturated with a rich inheritance of Christian belief and practice, so one should not be surprised to learn that holy wells are numerous and prominent features of the geographical and spiritual landscape. Even a strict definition of the term “holy well” allows there to be several hundred here, and diligent research is bringing even more to light once dismissed as objects of superstition, they are now the subject of increasing interest.

[Orthodoxy Today]

Holy Water and Pseudoscience: Who Needs Experiments on Holy Things?

Vladimir Gurbolikov

Not long ago, I became involved in a discussion about holy water. It began with an article published on an Orthodox internet site on the exploration of the physical and chemical properties of holy water. The publication did not pass unnoticed in worldly scientific circles, who laughed at what they saw as the Church’s “readiness to accept any false science that testifies in favor of Orthodoxy”. I have long been interested in the topic of false science, and could not help commenting on the site.

[Sretensky Monastery]

“Even While They Teach, Men Learn” Interview with Hieromonk Job (Gumerov)

Hieromonk Job (Gumerov), Vladimir Kuzmin

Fr Job, we sometimes publish your answers to “Questions to a Priest” posted on pravoslavie.ru. You manage to find simple and persuasive answers to difficult and ticklish questions which are within the grasp of people who don’t delve very deeply into religious matters. How are you able to find just the right words, what literature do you refer to, what experiences do you draw from?

[Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days ]

The Miracle of the Moving of the Waters at Midnight in Pochaev Lavra

Then novice Igor Brus walked up and told me conspiratorially, “Don’t sleep tonight, or you’ll sleep through the whole Kingdom of Heaven! Come at midnight to the well. We’ll look at the bottom and see if the Lord will give us a sign—if it will “boil” as it is blessed. Tomorrow is the “Jordan”

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Orthodox Calendar 2012.

Thoughts for Each Day of the Year according to the Daily Church Readings

St. Theophan the Recluse Wednesday.
[I John 3:21–4:6; Mark 14:43–15:1]

Media Monitoring

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The Orthodox approach to Thailand

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An Unconscionable Threat to Conscience

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Christians in India facing major decline because of low birthrate

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St. John of Shanghai. Stand Fast and Watch

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At Dinner with the Homeless in Athens, Greece

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How One Man Left His Life to Save "Accursed" Children

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Orthodox unite for blessing of the waters

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The Feast of the Theophany

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Ecology, Theophany, and Economics

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Video: The Great Blessing of Water in Bristol Bay, Alaska

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