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Even if we have good intentions, sometimes we stumble and fall into the pit of sin. We feel pride and get a sense of superiority over other people. We have to be very careful.
Ichthys Christian Orthodox School of St Elisabeth Convent offers all the subjects required by the national school curriculum. Most importantly, the teachers emphasise the development of a Christian worldview and understanding.
Meeting with God is always very personal, mysterious, unperceivable. Sisters of our Convent share their stories of when and how they heard the Lord and responded to His call. The first story about the way to God shared with us Nun Mitrodora.
We all understand that it is very important to have an inner life, but sometimes this inner life can be rather poor, and then even external efforts produce results. When in difficult times a person constrains himself for Christ’s sake, God will…
There was a time in my life when I desponded a lot. It was so difficult for me to tolerate someone or something... Reflections on the sloth by nun Mstislava (Gorodnichuk).
We should struggle for every word we hear during the church service. We might face here the following problem: being quite familiar with the service itself, we struggle for this word of God, we hear it during the service but it does not penetrate…
The wife of Fr. Sergius Nezhbort shares a moving and exciting story of her family’s decision to adopt two little boys from an orphanage and of overcoming the difficulties in building a loving relationship with them.
We present the story of one of our monastic sisters which shows how faith in God’s love can empower us in situations of our greatest weakness
In the first part of her account, Matushka Larisa, the wife of one of our clergy - Fr. Sergius Nezhbort, discusses how the decision to adopt was made.
Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker is a deeply revered saint at the Convent, and its history provides multiple examples of his intercession Saint Nicholas the Wonderworker was lived in Asia Minor in the late third and early fourth centuries, but…
After nearly three weeks of closure, the Convent of Saint Elisabeth opened its doors on 20 May to visitors and parishioners.
Being solid and constant is a virtue. In the spiritual life, constancy is very important. But on the other hand, we all need to change from time to time. We are too quick to be settled in the ways of sin and to stick to our habits in conducting…
We all need to learn to direct ourselves, our speech and our thoughts towards God so that they remain constructive, not destructive for the past year and ask Him for His help in keeping our souls and minds free from sin.
Biblical saints, too, have suffered torment and adversity; but, they sent prayers and pleas to God, and God heard them.
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