Feast of the Nativity of the Theotokos

  Verily, Anna the barren, the fruitless, doth today clap her hands with joy. Let the terrestrial ones enwrap themselves with light, let the kings be happy and the priests rejoice with blessings; let the whole world celebrate; for behold, the Queen, the blameless Bride of the Father, hath sprouted from the stem of Jesse.[…]

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How Should a Christian Relate to Earthly Goods? Teaching on St. John the Faster, Patriarch of Constantinople by Archpriest Grigory Dyachenko

  By Archpriest Grigory Dyachenko I. Saint John, whose memory is now celebrated, called the Faster for his great abstinence, was the son of poor parents who wanted to make him an artisan. But even from his youth John felt a strong attraction to the ascetic life, settled with the pious monk Eusebius, and he[…]

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The Monks of Cañones

  August 18, 2025, the Monastery of St. Archangel Michael is tucked inside the canyons of Cañones in proximity to the Sangre de Cristo Mountain range in northern New Mexico. Secluded and serene, this monastery is where technology goes to die. Traveling through the hilly and mountainous region with winding roads, some paved, others not,[…]

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