PERSONAL STORIES

Drawing the Living Water of Our Lord

Individually and collectively, our most formidable challenge today is to make choices. What values, ideas, and priorities do we consider?

Elder Nikolai: abiding in the light of Pascha

On 24 May, we celebrate the birthday of Elder Nikolai Guryanov, who gave his blessing to his spiritual child Father Andrey Lemeshonok to begin work on establishing the Convent of Saint Elisabeth in Minsk.

Inexhaustible Chalice

How many of those, tormented by the disease of drug and alcohol addiction, have asked God for forgiveness at the edge of their lives? How many have perished in obscurity? How many have risen with a single repentant effort?

Remembering the dead and rejoicing in Christ’s resurrection

There is great wisdom in celebrating Radunitsa during Paschaltide, a time filled with the joy of Christ’s resurrection. This day brings us all together on the church floor as we share the same hope of resurrection.

Channels of God’s Grace in the Heart of the War Zone (Part 2)

Hieromonk Maxim (Zhilinsky) and Hierodeacon Tarasius (Chich) continue their story about how they minister to the participants of the Special Military Operation in the steppes of Donbas.

Sisters of Saint Elisabeth Convent about Victory Day

Abbess Euphrosyne (Laptik): "We are grateful to all those who laid down their lives so that we could live in peace. Let us not forget to honour and appreciate their sacrifice. Eternal memory to all who secured this Victory for us."