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The Phoenix According to Orthodox Saints
Did St. Clement of Rome, St. Cyril of Jerusalem, St. Ambrose of Milan , St. Michael Choniates, and St. Dmitry of Rostov really believe the phoenix is a…
Dec 22, 2025
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Apostolic Authorship of the 85 Apostolic Canons Defended by St. Nikodemos of the Holy Mountain
In addition to the New Testament, imagine having a list of 85 rules written by the apostles themselves – Peter, Paul, James, John, and the others.
Dec 19, 2025
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The Morning Prayer of the Saints
Three saints embark on a mystical winter journey through a blizzard to pray for the salvation of Russia. Their unwavering faith and prophetic hope…
Dec 19, 2025
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From Baptist to Byzantium: A Letter From My Spiritually Disoriented Friend in Russia
Jun 24, 2025
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Nine Great Reasons to Move Your Family to Russia (And Three Reasons to Stay Home)
Aug 27, 2022
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16 Steps to Legal Residency in Russia
Sep 28, 2022
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Sexual Restraint Helps Cultures Flourish, Immorality Brings Decay, Researchers Find
Mar 9, 2024
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A Christian Wife is an Obedient Wife
Aug 8, 2025
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Groundbreaking New Russian Film about Orthodox Christianity and a Monastery - a Review of 'Holy Archipelago'
May 16, 2023
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St. Nikodim Milaš Canonized by Serbian Orthodox Church
"I can say that he was one of the greatest theologians of the Serbian Orthodox Church after Saint Sava." — Metropolitan Nikodim of Dalmatia
Nov 25, 2025
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Within the Altar: A Young Boy’s Awakening to the Sacred Mystery of the Proskomedia
A boy’s innocent wonder becomes a vision of divine fire. In the altar’s golden stillness, he sees that the Mysteries of Christ are not distant theology…
Oct 13, 2025
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Buffet Orthodoxy: Old-Calendarists Grab Anathemas They Like & Dump the Rest
Old Believers split over rituals; Old-Calendarists split over calendars. Different props, same play: schism by preference. Why do they think the 1583…
Oct 8, 2025
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The Earth Celebrates Her Name Day
An old Russian village celebration of Trinity Sunday, with birches in bloom, homemade pies, lively thunderstorms, and the timeless magic of rural folk…
Oct 1, 2025
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4,301 Orthodox Saints Who Said “No” to an Ecumenical Council
A curious kid was reading the lives of the saints and giving his dad a theological headache. Now the boundaries that seemed so obvious, don't seem quite…
Sep 19, 2025
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The Day 4,300 Saints Told a Jewish King “No”
History loves warlords. Statues get built for rulers with blood on their swords. But the real legends? They’re the ones who wouldn't bow. Not to fire…
Sep 17, 2025
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St. Caleb's War Elephants
This saint rescued Christians, destroyed bad guys, and may have inspired J.R.R. Tolkein's Mûmakil in Lord of the Rings...
Sep 12, 2025
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