Tag: Christianity

St. Louis IX of France was the son of King Louis VIII and Blanche of Castile, born on April 25, 1215. When he was just… Read More

St. Bartholomew is one of the 12 apostles who followed Jesus. He is listed in Acts and Matthew, Mark, and Luke as one of the… Read More

On August 16 we honored the memory of Mother Maria (Gorbatova), an ascetic of the twentieth century, who in the 1930s and the 1950s lived… Read More

Not long ago I attended a Catholic talk. We heard a reflection by Thich Nhat Hanh, a poem by Rumi, and excerpts from a non-denominational… Read More

Devotions at a Marian shrine in Spain that communicate Mary’s “close and affectionate presence” can and should continue, the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the… Read More

The name Pravdoliubov, now well known in the Church for the holy martyrs, confessors, and respected priests who bear it, means “lover of truth.” On… Read More

The image became an overnight social media sensation: a hauntingly lifelike rendering of the face of Jesus Christ claiming to be based off the Shroud… Read More

Bishop Benjamin of Rybinsk and Romanov-Borisoglebsk became a priest in 1978. Between 2007 and 2010 he was father-confessor of the Yaroslavl Diocese. Since 1979 he… Read More

Prague, August 23, 2024 Photo: ​ pp-eparchie.cz      The Orthodox Church in the Czech Lands (part of the autocephalous Orthodox Church in the Czech Lands… Read More

Moscow, August 23, 2024 Photo: spzh.live      On Tuesday, August 20, Ukrainian Parliament voted overwhelmingly in favor of Bill 8371, which is aimed at the… Read More