The Orthodox Pilgrim

The New Russian Martyrs

I consider it my duty as an Orthodox Christian and as a human being to relate the following experience…

Saint John of Kronstadt : On Prayer – I-IV

I – On the Essence, Meaning and Power of Prayer   ⁕ Prayer is proof of the existence of…

Saint John of Kronstadt and the Spiritual Crisis of Russia – II/ II

    II – The Prophetic office of Saint John   Matthew 23 [2] 37  

Saint John of Kronstadt : My Life in Christ – I

  “This is life eternal, that they might know Thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom Thou…

New Books : Eusebius: The History of the Church from Christ to Constantine.

  Eusebius: The History of the Church from Christ to Constantine. Trans. by G. A. Williamson. Penguin Books, Baltimore,…

Saint Ignatius Brianchaninov – On Prayer | Chapter I

It is natural for the poor man to beg, and it is natural for man made poor by the…

Saint John of Kronstadt and the Spiritual Crisis of Russia – I/ II

While several articles on the life and spirituality of this newly— canonized Saint of the Orthodox Church have now…

Saint John (Sergieff) of Kronstadt

On October 19 (November 1), 1964, in the Cathedral dedicated to the icon of the Mother of God of…

Bishop Ignatius Brianchaninov – The Vision of Christ

Do you wish to see the Lord Jesus Christ? Come and see, says His Apostle (Jn. 1, 46). Our…

Father Herman, Alaska’s Saint