4th Sunday of Great Lent ~ St. John Climacus
The Sunday of St. St John of the Ladder (Climacus) is the fourth Sunday of Great Lent. It commemorates St John Climacus (+649), the author of the work The Ladde...
Author: Fr. Peter
My Next Assignment to The Republic of Moldova
By Christina Semon (3/31/2011) Following the completion of my first term in Romania, God has opened the door for me to serve next in The Republic of Moldova. My...
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Twelfth Step of Humility
The twelfth step of humility is that a monk always manifests humility in his bearing no less than in his heart, so that it is evident at the work of God, in the...
1 April ~ St. Mary of Egypt
When Mary was only twelve years old, she left her parents and departed to Alexandria, where she lived a depraved life for seventeen years. Then, moved by curios...
Eleventh Step of Humility
The eleventh step of humility is that a monk speaks gently and without laughter, seriously and with becoming modesty, briefly and reasonably, but without raisin...
31 March ~ St. Innocent of Alaska
Our father among the saints Innocent of Alaska, Equal-to-the-Apostles and Enlightener of North America (1797-1879), was a Russian Orthodox priest, bishop, archb...
Tenth Step of Humility
The tenth step of humility is that he is not given to ready laughter, for it is written: “Only a fool raises his voice in laughter.” Rule of St. Ben...
Insulted Again
Well I guess you just cannot do a good job in this Town without meeting the scorn of the “let’s sit on the side lines and complain, but do nothing t...
Ninth Step of Humility
The ninth step of humility is that a monk controls his tongue and remains silent, not speaking unless asked a question, for Scripture warns, “In a flood o...