March 18th, 2025, Saint Nikolai of Zhicha, “the Serbian Chrysostom,” was born in Lelich in western Serbia on January 4, 1881 (December 23, 1880, O.S.). His parents were Dragomir and Katherine Velimirovich, who lived on a farm where they raised a large family. His pious mother was a major influence on his spiritual development,[…]
Author: Chris Purdef
St. Symeon the New Theologian
March 12, 2025, one of the most beloved Holy Fathers is St. Symeon the New Theologian, who was the abbot of St. Mamas in Constantinople. He is one of three great Fathers whom the Orthodox Church has granted the title of “Theologian”, because he is one of a few, in the history of Christianity,[…]
God and Tragedy (An Orthodox Christian Perspective)
We at Share the Faith Ministries would like to extend our deepest condolences for the recent tragedies in the Orthodox Christian Nations of Serbia and Macedonia, along with Christians suffering in the Middle East. In times of chaos, pain, and suffering, we remind all of our faithful that Christ is in our midst. We[…]
Saint Sophronius, Patriarch of Jerusalem
March 11, 2025, Saint Sophronius, Patriarch of Jerusalem, was born in Damascus around 560. From his youth he was distinguished for his piety and his love for classical studies. He was especially proficient in philosophy, and so he was known as Sophronius the Wise. The future hierarch, however, sought the true philosophy of monasticism,[…]
“Destructive Criticism” by Metropolitan Saba, Antiochian Orthodox Christian Archdiocese of North America
March 13, 2025, Tatiana Goricheva is a Russian philosopher who, along with some of her companions, came to the Orthodox faith after a long search and going astray. She came to the Orthodox faith with uncompromising strength and vigor. In one of her writings, she says that the Christian in (communist) Russia lives a[…]
