There is no place for despair for a Christian on earth

Words and consolation from our sweetest Lord Jesus come in various ways. This past week I encountered a rather tumultuous situation, in the midst of which two dear priests (I believe unbeknownst to each other) shared this letter by St. Justin Popovich with me. Although I fall short, it brought words of consolation to me. …

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The Life of the Holy New Hieromartyr Pavel of the Russian Far East

“I clearly see that the people’s task is not to remake the state system, but to work on the human person, and to be better yourself, and even to suffer for the truth.” Holy New-Hieromartyr Pavel. 1886 saw a terrible cholera epidemic in the city of Kolyvan, Siberia when young Pavel (Paul) Lasareff was 6 …

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The Religious Phenomenon of LGBTQ-ism

  Every person has a worldview - principles, beliefs, and a school of thought - by which one encounters and experiences the surrounding world and its events, together with how one governs his person. Most of the time, at least in “Western” societies, a worldview is self-chosen, and thus for most adults becomes an act …

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