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We are grateful to God to have a heavenly Mother Who has adopted all the people as Her children – obedient or rebellious, good natured or ill-willed. She loves us as a mother, and will always help and protect us whenever we need it.
Love, kindness and warmth can do wonders: it brings an inner change in people without embittering them and teaches them to love others, as these episodes from the life of Elder Hieronymus of Aegina show.
Readers will find here the story of a bishop who never abandoned monastic discipline, who confronted rulers without fear, and whose tomb in Paris became a place of miracles after his repose in 576.
Icons of Saint Nicholas come to restorers in many forms and conditions. This article walks through real examples, showing how craftsmen approach each piece according to its materials and damage.
What changes a child more deeply: rules or love, entertainment or shared life? At the Orthodox camp “Nezabudka,” children learn prayer, responsibility, compassion, and the joy of belonging together.
Here is the story of an Egyptian ascetic who sold himself into slavery to save a stranger, travelled penniless across the sea, and gathered nothing but spiritual riches wherever he went.
