The Catalogue of Good Deeds

Insanity — a Defence Against the Madness of the World

(The Catalog of Good Deeds) March 2, 2021 191 Comments

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

Fr. Viktor Gurev March 1, 2021 170 Comments

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

Anastasia Parkhomchik February 20, 2021 188 Comments

Russian Emperors Ordered the First Faberge Eggs

(The Catalog of Good Deeds) February 17, 2021 92 Comments

The Gates of Death

Hieromonk Gabriel February 17, 2021 144 Comments

Orthodox Christian Relics in Venice, Italy: Part Two

John Nichiporuk February 6, 2021 60 Comments

Orthodox Christian Relics in Venice, Italy

John Nichiporuk January 30, 2021 161 Comments

What Are the Signs of Developing Pride?

December 12, 2020 236 Comments

St Vincent of Lérins and His Teachings

John Nichiporuk December 12, 2020 157 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 346 Comments

On Celtic Orthodoxy

Fr. Stephen Freeman November 13, 2020 468 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 557 Comments

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

IGOR TSUKANOV October 27, 2020 161 Comments

How Did People Multiply after Cain and Abel?

Archpriest Andrew Efanov October 23, 2020 316 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 131 Comments

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

Dmitry Lapa October 18, 2020 137 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 515 Comments

How the Vikings Found Christianity

Artem Perlik October 10, 2020 582 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 510 Comments

Can a Christian Be Demon-Possessed?

Fr. Lawrence Farley September 17, 2020 364 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 312 Comments

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

Psychologist Alexander Tkachenko September 11, 2020 160 Comments

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

(The Catalog of Good Deeds) September 3, 2020 412 Comments

Old Russian Practice of Preparing for Prayer

(The Catalog of Good Deeds) August 16, 2020 343 Comments

What and How the First Christians Ate

Mikhail Vedeshkin August 4, 2020 523 Comments

A Lesson of Chastity

Fr. Viktor Gurev July 27, 2020 265 Comments

Practical Ways to Break the Habit of Using Filthy Language

July 1, 2020 548 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 121 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 151 Comments

Singing is Central in Orthodox Services. Here's Why

by Fr. Bill Olnhausen May 8, 2020 167 Comments

Questions You’ve Always Wanted to Ask about Orthodox Worship but Never Got Around to It

by Fr. Bill Olnhausen May 7, 2020 147 Comments

What the Holy Elders Say About Death

Editor of The Catalogue of Good Deeds May 5, 2020 255 Comments

The Incredible Story of the Soviet Actor Who Repented on the Stage

Natalya Harpaleva May 4, 2020 277 Comments

Why Does the Orthodox Church Pray for the Dead?

Fr. John McCuen May 3, 2020 251 Comments

The Visigoth Prince Who Became Orthodox and Perished on Pascha

John Nichiporuk April 30, 2020 300 Comments

Did 20th Century Saints Predict the Coronavirus?

Deacon Sergius Geruk April 27, 2020 694 Comments

Orthodox Christians Go to Church at Midnight on Easter. Are They Lunatics?

Fr. Lawrence Farley April 24, 2020 234 Comments

Defrocking: the Main Reasons for the Removal from Sacred Orders

John Nichiporuk April 23, 2020 706 Comments

Why an Icon is NOT a Portrait of a Saint

Daria Chechko April 20, 2020 371 Comments

Where Does the Practice of Processions in Times of Public Disasters Come From?

Fr. Viktor Gurev April 15, 2020 445 Comments

3 Practical Tips on Asceticism

April 12, 2020 343 Comments

Great Christian Saints on How We Should Approach Illness

Daria Chechko April 9, 2020 543 Comments

Why Did Medieval Russians Build 'One Day Churches' During Epidemics?

Valentina Novikova April 8, 2020 517 Comments

The Remains of the British Queen's Ancestor Have Been Found. What Does Orthodoxy Have to Do with It?

IGOR TSUKANOV April 3, 2020 1,340 Comments

The Miraculous Crucifix that Survived the Fall of Byzantium and the Bolshevik Regime (Cross of Godenovo)

April 1, 2020 944 Comments

Legendary Modern Saint Explains Why Cancer is So Widespread

Saint Paisios of Mount Athos March 24, 2020 481 Comments

How a Modern Convent Creates Beautiful, Byzantine-Style Mosaics (Video)

March 16, 2020 98 Comments

To Become Happy, Follow These Simple Rules From an Orthodox Christian Saint

Saint Nicholas(Velimirovich) March 9, 2020 755 Comments

Forgiveness Sunday: The Unusual Ritual Orthodox Christians Perform Before Great Lent

Fr. Anthony Perkins March 3, 2020 288 Comments

Valentine's Day Reverts to Pagan, Not Christian, Model of Love

FR. VASILE February 23, 2020 216 Comments

New Documentary About One of The Greatest 20th C Saints Soon to be Released - Watch the Trailer

February 13, 2020 951 Comments

Fasting Twice a Week: Why the Orthodox Adopted Things Christ Condemned

Fr. John Whiteford February 11, 2020 741 Comments

The Lyrical Religious Art of Russia's Famed Painter (Mikhail Nesterov)

Daria Chechko February 9, 2020 120 Comments

Why the Skull of Saint John Chrysostom Has One Incorrupt Ear after More than 1600 Years

Ortho Christian February 7, 2020 843 Comments

Great Serbian Saint Offers Simple Explanation for the World Economic Crisis (St. Nikolai Velimirovich)

St. Nikolai Velimirovich February 4, 2020 1,235 Comments

Great Greek Saint Finds Out About His Deadly Illness and His Response is Astounding (St. Paisios)

Ortho Christian January 23, 2020 985 Comments

Saints and Celebrities: Dostoevsky's Relationship with Holy Monk Ambrose

Tikhon Sysoev January 19, 2020 266 Comments

The Trinity Icon - The Extraordinary Work of Russia's Greatest Icon Painter, St. Andrei Rublev

Daria Chechko January 15, 2020 393 Comments