Becoming Like the Paralytic

After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. In these... 

Calendar

The Unknown Mission of Sts. Cyril and Methodius

Anatoly Turilov On May 24 the Orthodox Church celebrates the memory of Sts. Cyril and Methodius, the Equal-to-the-Apostles and teachers of the Slavs, who are considered the creators of the Slavonic... 

• First Aid From St. Nicholas
• Renewing the Presence of Love in the World

Family

Teaching Prayer to Children

Elissa encourages us to develop a vocabulary to communicate the significance of prayer in terms children can understand and then offer opportunities to put it into practice.   Direct link... 

• Raising a Family on the Mission Field
• How is Your Spiritual GPS?

Library

Becoming Like the Paralytic

After this there was a feast of the Jews, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches.... 

• How to Become a Real Live Human Being
• The Unknown Mission of Sts. Cyril and Methodius

Multimedia

Russian Orthodox Christians Celebrate Palm Sunday (photo report)

April 29, 2013 On April 28, Russian Orthodox Christians celebrate Palm Sunday. © RIA Novosti. Yevgeny Yepanchintsev Palm Sunday, when, according to the Gospels, Jesus Christ entered Jerusalem... 

• Russian paratrooper chaplains: Heavenly forces uncover domes
• Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II of Georgia: Rare Photographs

Our Faith

How to Become a Real Live Human Being

What is man, that Thou art mindful of him? Or the son of man, that Thou visited him? (Psalm 8:4) We live in a world full of men and women who are trying to understand themselves. The existential... 

• The Unknown Mission of Sts. Cyril and Methodius
• A Christian Ending to Our Life…

Personal Experience

What Language is This?

In this excerpt from his memoir, Unlearning God, R. Leo Olson describes his conversion to Orthodoxy from a Protestant fundamentalism as a process of healing from his “spiritual head injuries”... 

• Journey to Orthodoxy: Discovering its Spiritual Integrity
• Did Yuri Gagarin Say He Didn’t See God in Space?

New Russian Martyrs

The New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia: An Example of Great Faith and Love

Today the Holy Church celebrates the Synod of New Martyrs and Confessors of Russia, who suffered during the godless persecution of 20th century. On this day we should listen to their appeal,... 

• The Inner Cell: From Orthodoxy’s Forgotten Precepts
• The 75th Anniversary of Fr. Pavel Florensky’s Martyric Death

Orthodoxy around the World

The Patriarchal Visit to China: An Interview with Fr. Dionisy Pozdnyaev

His Holiness, Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia, conducted an official visit to China from May 10 to 15, 2013. On March 14, Pravmir spoke with Archpriest Dionisy Pozdnyaev, Rector of... 

• Three Smiles: On the Twentieth Anniversary of the Optina Slayings
• Introducing Patriarch-Elect John X of Antioch