Renewing Gender: An Orthodox Perspective, by Jean-Claude Larchet. Jordanville, NY: Holy Trinity Seminary Press, 2025. Reviewed by Rev. Prof. Paul Siewers, Ph.D. rthodox Christian anthropology of sex and family (closely related to cosmology, soteri...

Sunday of the Tax Collector and the Pharisee Sunday of the Prodigal Son Meatfare Sunday Forgiveness Sunday The First Sunday of Great Lent The Second Sunday of Great Lent The Third Sunday of Great Lent: The Life-giving Cross The Fourth Sunday of Gr...

Archbishop Vitaly Maximenko (born Vasily Ivanovich, 1873–1960), while still an archimandrite, wrote a report on his efforts to continue and revitalize the activity of the printshop of the Pochaev Lavra. In this report, all aspects of the revival o...

The Nativity EpistleHis Eminence NICHOLAS Metropolitan of Eastern America and New YorkFirst Hierarch of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia Most Reverend Brother Archpastors, Venerable Fathers, Monastics, Brothers and Sisters! Peace be with...

The Life of St Nicholas the Wonderworker – Part 1 The Life of St Nicholas the Wonderworker – Part 2 The Miracles of St Nicholas the Wonderworker These readings are taken from: Service, Akathist, Life and Miracles of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker b...

Subdeacon Timothy ZelinskiUncovering of the Relics of St Job of PochaevAug. 28 / Sep. 10, 2025Holy Trinity Monastery In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit! Dear brothers and sisters, oday we gathered to celebrate the me...

Homily on the 21st Sunday After Pentecost, 1936. “He who has ears to hear, let him hear” ow often Our Lord repeats this wise, instructive saying in His Gospel! It is as if He foresaw that we, being human, even if we bear His name as His followers,...

On the Rich Man and Lazarus An Explanation of the Lord’s Prayer Jesus Teaches the People On Giving Thanks and Glorifying God How Deceptive Earthly Life Is! First Homily on Palm Sunday These readings are taken from: The Harvest: Spiritual Nourishme...

The Nature of Sin These readings are taken from: Living According to God’s Will: Principles for the Christian Journey by Metropolitan Philaret (Voznesensky) of New York ISBN: 9780884654438 The task of man’s earthly life is preparing himself for et...

This the conclusion of the essay by Professor Ivan Andreev on the life and religious development of one of Russia’s greatest authors, Nikolai Gogol. You can read part one here, part two here, and part three here. o strengthen the humility just beg...