The Catalogue of Good Deeds

7 Facts about the Savior’s Crown of Thorns

Editor of The Catalogue of Good Deeds June 18, 2021 101 Comments

High Priests Ananias and Caiaphas: Arbiters in the Trial of God

IGOR TSUKANOV June 15, 2021 84 Comments

Infidelity in Marriage — How Should a Christian Respond?

Archpriest Vladimir Puchkov June 10, 2021 109 Comments

Savior on Spilled Blood. A Church Where All Icons Are Made in Mosaic Technique

Anastasia Parkhomchik June 9, 2021 152 Comments

Visions and Intercessions of the Holy Theotokos During Wartime

Andrew Segeda June 8, 2021 95 Comments

Miraculous Stories with St Gabriel (Urgebadze)

Editor of The Catalogue of Good Deeds June 6, 2021 160 Comments

Why Is Christ Shown Holding a Banner in the Icons of His Resurrection and Descent into Hades?

Anastasia Parkhomchik May 30, 2021 197 Comments

St Nilus of Sora and the Dispute about Monastic Property Rights

Archpriest Vladimir Dolgikh May 29, 2021 58 Comments

11 Quotes on Love by St Ignatius (Brianchaninov)

St Ignatius (Brianchaninov) May 22, 2021 159 Comments

Historical Evidence of Christ’s Resurrection

Alexander Tkachenko May 14, 2021 179 Comments

Cremation and Non-Orthodox Family

Fr. John Whiteford May 14, 2021 165 Comments

A Very Detailed Resurrection Icon

Editor of The Catalogue of Good Deeds May 9, 2021 167 Comments

A Paschal Miracle: Saint Nectarios of Aegina Descends From Heaven to Serve Liturgy

Editor of The Catalogue of Good Deeds May 9, 2021 296 Comments

Pascha's Fatalism - Our Neighbors are Immortal, Our Eternal Companions

Archimandrite Savva (Mazhuko) May 6, 2021 53 Comments

Miracles, Judas, and Hatred of the Innocent One

Sergey Khudiev May 6, 2021 79 Comments

Artos — the Bread of Easter (PHOTOS & VIDEOS)

Vladimir Yeshtokin May 6, 2021 96 Comments

A Satanist at Church — a True Story with an Unexpected End

Victor Vlasov May 2, 2021 422 Comments

From Harlots to Saints: Imitating St. Mary of Egypt

Anastasia Parkhomchik April 28, 2021 86 Comments

“What If an Unconfessed Sin Comes to Mind when I Come to the Chalice after Confession?”

Archpriest Vladimir Puchkov April 27, 2021 251 Comments

Prayers for the Dead in the Bible and in Tradition

Fr. John Whiteford April 26, 2021 487 Comments

Standing for Hours at the Lenten Services Exhausts Me So Much that I Can No Longer Think Straight. Is Anything Wrong with Me?

Fr. Vladimir Puchkov April 25, 2021 236 Comments

St Kassia and Her Creations, Still Heard in Today’s Temple

Anastasia Parkhomchik April 24, 2021 132 Comments

The Title Panel of the Holy Cross in Rome — a Relic or a Forgery?

Daria Telenkova April 21, 2021 181 Comments

“Read the Gospel!”

Metropolitan Benjamin (Fedchenkov) April 18, 2021 137 Comments

“Take Off Your Cross, Masha”

Editor of The Catalogue of Good Deeds April 15, 2021 251 Comments

False Dilemma: Terrorist Shooters vs. Obscene Caricatures of Muhammad

Sergey Khudiev April 14, 2021 153 Comments

Prayer to the Father, through Christ Our Lord

Reader John Nichiporuk April 7, 2021 125 Comments

“The Purpose of Prayer Is to Learn to Humbly Surrender Oneself to the Will of God.” - Instructions of a Russian Elder

Editor of The Catalogue of Good Deeds April 4, 2021 83 Comments

Music Stars Who Left the Stage to Seek the Glory of God

Anastasia Parkhomchik April 2, 2021 298 Comments

God Hears The Widows’ Tears the Soonest

Fr. Viktor Guriev April 1, 2021 89 Comments

The Unity of the Faith

Hieromonk Gabriel March 30, 2021 69 Comments

Who Is the Author of the Presanctified Liturgy?

Reader John Nichiporuk March 29, 2021 216 Comments

What Is Genuine Repentance? Insights from Priest Andrey Tkachev

Alexander Tkachenko March 28, 2021 168 Comments

No Such Thing as an Incurable Disease for St Luke of Simferopol. Stories of Miraculous Healings From the Holy Oil

Anastasia Parkhomchik March 24, 2021 175 Comments

Atheist Returns to Faith and Eventually Becomes Priest

Priest George Sungaila March 23, 2021 132 Comments

“Who Am I?”—The Main Question of Great Lent

Priest Sergei Begiyan March 21, 2021 150 Comments

Why the Incorruptible Body Is Not Necessarily a Sign of Holiness and Other Questions About the Holy Relics

Anastasia Parkhomchik March 20, 2021 118 Comments

Great Lent 101: A Few Tips for Beginners

Editor of The Catalogue of Good Deeds March 17, 2021 114 Comments

Brother Dmitry’s Obediences

Editor of The Catalogue of Good Deeds March 11, 2021 119 Comments

Prayer of Absolution Over the Deceased

Reader John Nichiporuk March 8, 2021 211 Comments

Insanity — a Defence Against the Madness of the World

(The Catalog of Good Deeds) March 2, 2021 251 Comments

The Devil is Expelled by Fasting, Reading the Gospel and Fighting Evil Thoughts

Fr. Viktor Gurev March 1, 2021 213 Comments

RUSSIAN SAINT: “Adapt Your Life to Your Faith, Not the Other Way Around”

Anastasia Parkhomchik February 20, 2021 216 Comments

Russian Emperors Ordered the First Faberge Eggs

(The Catalog of Good Deeds) February 17, 2021 96 Comments

The Gates of Death

Hieromonk Gabriel February 17, 2021 157 Comments

Orthodox Christian Relics in Venice, Italy: Part Two

John Nichiporuk February 6, 2021 65 Comments

Orthodox Christian Relics in Venice, Italy

John Nichiporuk January 30, 2021 164 Comments

What Are the Signs of Developing Pride?

December 12, 2020 240 Comments

St Vincent of Lérins and His Teachings

John Nichiporuk December 12, 2020 159 Comments

“Tell Me, Sister… Who Is Better – God or the Devil?” A Striking Episode with a Drunken Man at a Bus Stop

Nun Mariam (Yurchuk) December 2, 2020 349 Comments

On Celtic Orthodoxy

Fr. Stephen Freeman November 13, 2020 497 Comments

Mending Relationships with Prayer

Novice Tatyana (Klavdieva) November 13, 2020 157 Comments

Saint Macrina, the Fourth Great Cappadocian?

John Nichiporuk November 3, 2020 89 Comments

How to Distinguish Self-Criticism from Repentance

Nun Natalia (Kaverzneva) October 31, 2020 250 Comments

Was Dracula an Orthodox Christian?

Anastasia Parkhomchik October 29, 2020 593 Comments

Is It True That Christ Was “Invented” by Cult Members Hundreds of Years before Christianity?

IGOR TSUKANOV October 27, 2020 165 Comments

How Did People Multiply after Cain and Abel?

Archpriest Andrew Efanov October 23, 2020 318 Comments

Confession Has to Be Repentance, and Not a Story About Your Life

Editor of The Catalogue of Good Deeds October 20, 2020 171 Comments

Joshua as a Prototype of Jesus Christ

John Nichiporuk October 18, 2020 132 Comments

Saint Edwin of Northumbria, King and Martyr, and Saint Ethelburgh, Queen and Abbess of Lyminge

Dmitry Lapa October 18, 2020 138 Comments

Personalism, Small Churches, and Building Community

Fr. Lawrence Farley October 14, 2020 251 Comments

Why Doesn’t God Kill the Devil?

Sergey Khudiev October 11, 2020 546 Comments

How the Vikings Found Christianity

Artem Perlik October 10, 2020 603 Comments

Ancient Bethsaida Excavated?

John Nichiporuk September 30, 2020 242 Comments

Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnitsa: The Air of Heaven and the Air of Hell

Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnitsa September 18, 2020 530 Comments

Can a Christian Be Demon-Possessed?

Fr. Lawrence Farley September 17, 2020 366 Comments

Is It a Sin to Remove the Signs of Aging?

Fr. Viktor Nikishov September 16, 2020 260 Comments

“You Are Trying in Vain. She Has Two Days Maximum Left to Live,” – A Story About A Miracle in Intensive Care

Priest Dmitry Subbotin September 13, 2020 313 Comments

How an Unconfessed Sin Can Have Implications for Your Health — a Perspective from a Psychologist

Psychologist Alexander Tkachenko September 11, 2020 162 Comments

The Importance of Parental Blessing, According to Saint Paisios of Mount Athos

(The Catalog of Good Deeds) September 3, 2020 438 Comments

Old Russian Practice of Preparing for Prayer

(The Catalog of Good Deeds) August 16, 2020 346 Comments

What and How the First Christians Ate

Mikhail Vedeshkin August 4, 2020 547 Comments

A Lesson of Chastity

Fr. Viktor Gurev July 27, 2020 267 Comments

Practical Ways to Break the Habit of Using Filthy Language

July 1, 2020 570 Comments

Daniel the Black - Mysterious Ancient Iconographer Who Worked With Rublev (Daniil Cherny)

Daria Chechko June 12, 2020 79 Comments

Do We Really Need Monogamy in Today’s World?

Sergei Khudiev June 11, 2020 123 Comments

Why the Orthodox Church Forbids Married Bishops

Andrey Muzolf June 3, 2020 256 Comments

Why Some Orthodox Saints Wore Metal Shackles

Catalogue of Good Deeds May 25, 2020 108 Comments

Great Greek Elder: Our World is Starved of Maternal Love (St Paisius)

Saint Paisios of Mount Athos May 12, 2020 152 Comments

Singing is Central in Orthodox Services. Here's Why

by Fr. Bill Olnhausen May 8, 2020 169 Comments