An Orthodox Monk at Prayer ( source )    They asked an Abbess: "What are you doing here, locked up in the Monastery for so many y...

Famous depiction of the prefiguration of the Holy Trinity by Rublev ( source )    "According to the grace-filled expression of ...

St. Paraskevi the Great Martyr ( source )   Note: The short but powerful Apolytikion (troparion) of St. Paraskevi, is often times n...

An Orthodox Family that gathers in prayer and love at home ( source )    "Your house can be a monastery, if you wish. There is no...

The Parable of the Prodigal Son ( source )    "The lack of joy is a pathological state of man, a willing closure within one's...

Elder Ephraim of Arizona ( source )   The Forty-Day Memorial of Blessed Elder Ephraim of Arizona will be celebrated in conjunction w...

The blessed synodeia of Elder Joseph the Hesychast (seated), surrounded by Elders (right to left) Ephraim, Athanasios, Joseph of Vatopedi...

The Entrance of the Theotokos to the Temple, fresco by Manuel Panselinos, Protaton, Mount Athos ( source )    The Entrance of the Theo...

Archbishop Elpidophoros meeting with Elder Ephraim of Arizona on his recent visit to the monastery ( source )    A blessed and histori...

Jesus Christ the Son of God the Savior of the world ( source )    How can we have the Holy Spirit? The answer is, for each of us to ...

The Resurrection of Christ ( source )    Today, May 9th, 2019, Elder Aimilianos of Simonopetra reposed in the Lord. He was a grace-fil...