Glory to Jesus Christ! As we begin “Pylypivka” or Philip’s Fast, we are mindful of so many things happening today: the suffering and loss of life in Ukraine brought about by the…

Before the eyes of the world, after a farcical series of pseudo referendums, Russian President Putin, violating all principles of international law, announced the annexation of…

The myrrh-bearing women at the break of dawn drew near to the tomb of the Lifegiver. There they found an angel sitting upon the stone, he greeted them with these words: Why do you…

“A pure heart create in me, O God!” (Ps. 50:10) At the celebration of every matins service, we recite Psalm 50, the great penitential prayer of King David. King David was one of…