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Noah’s Ark (the Ark) is the name of our Convent's convention centre, the prospective venue for our social, educational and recreational events. We asked Dmitry Kuntsevich, director of the murals studio of Saint Elisabeth Convent about the centre’s…
It was a genuine feeling of victory in the middle of pandemic restrictions, depriving people of the simple joy of being together... And yet, there is always victory in Christ, even in the most difficult circumstances.
The cross-cutting themes of his writings were spiritual life and acquiring experiential knowledge of God through incessant prayer. He left a rich legacy of works that expressed these complex ideas in plain language
Our hardships are a part of our spiritual struggle. They are given to us to learn that our future is not made by our hands, but by God's love
At our feast of Epiphany people could see carved out of ice figures: the temple, figures of angels and animals symbolizing the evangelists. Everything here puts you in a prayerful mood.
Sister Irina Kolesnikova, the conductor of the monastic choir "Anima", names five musical pieces that influenced her musical career and personal growth.
The birth of the living God returned to humanity the sense of His closeness. God acted through the people who had kept within themselves the ability to live by their faith. People like the Virgin Mary, the Mother of God.
Today, we still have an open invitation from the Lord to His banquet, but we continue to make the same excuses: I am too busy at the moment. Sorry, I have too little time. No one wants to be distracted.
We bend under the burden of the news. One bad tiding succeeds another, and all are equally intimidating. This weight of bad news already threatens to turn our lives into a meaningless existence.
Natalya Silantyeva, a sister of charity, discusses her coming to the sisterhood, her role in our ministries and her ascent in the faith and learning to find out and follow the will of God.
Let us ask that St. Nicholas does not abandon his heavenly intercessions and that he corrects what we are doing wrong. Let us ask him to instruct us to do every good deed, so that by his prayers we dare to do the works of God
How do people like you and me with many weaknesses and vulnerabilities become soldiers of God's army who enlighten the lives of others? Sister Natalya Kurgasova shares her insights.
At some point, we will all face up to eternity. But to have eternal life, we must already learn to live a full life in love and faith. Christ is in our midst, and He will never abandon us.
Sister of Mercy Tatyana Schastnaya has worked behind the church stalls of Saint Elisabeth Convent for almost fifteen years. We talk to Sister Tatyana about overcoming difficulties and dealing with sorrows.
