In 1999 John Paul II proclaimed Saint Bridget of Sweden a patroness of Europe. Renowned for her righteous life and her Revelations, the fourteenth-century saint is depicted in a painting by the German artist Hans Schäufelein before the Crucifix, dripping wax from a burning candle onto her hand in order to draw closer to the sufferings of Christ
A server holds the phelonion of Father Photius Parks during the mass baptism of adults at the mission of Saint Anthony the Great of the American Carpatho-Russian Orthodox Diocese in Hendersonville, North Carolina. At present, about 24% of all Orthodox Christians in the United States are adults who have
Something tells me, on this day of splendid quotations from presidents, that in response to the call not to allow society to be divided into a thinking intellectual elite and people who will find themselves in the second or third rank in their level of intellectual development zealous executors, should
The Voronezh meme finds a new incarnation, this time in a country of the First World
Our time needs men and women who have the courage to do good, even when it involves sacrifice. Draw near to those who are lonely, support the weary and seek out those who have lost their way. Have the courage to forgive, to begin anew and to enter into dialogue.