Our team
From the beginning, our editorial team has consisted of believing brothers and sisters from our community—both lay people and monastics working together in harmony. Each member brings their unique gifts and perspectives, united by our shared faith and commitment to spreading the Gospel message.
Currently, we maintain two language versions of our website. Our German-language section is overseen by Nun Elisabeth Wuertenberger, whilst Nun Maria (Yakovleva) leads our English-language team. Both work alongside dedicated, believing correspondents who help us share the beauty of Orthodox faith and life with readers worldwide.
The beginning of his service to the church coincided with the tragic death of Tsar Alexander II at the hands of revolutionary assassins. To him, it was a symptom of a destructive social disorder: the decline of the faith, especially among the…
Greater love has no one than this, than to lay down one’s life for his friends (John 15:13). These words of our Lord Jesus Christ were fulfilled in the life of the blessed sister of Diveyevo, the young noblewoman Elena Manturova.
At the end of the 19th century, the veneration of the relics of Saint John the Baptist declined, and the admission by historians and some churches that instances of false relics were too numerous in the Middle Ages played a part in it. Did these…