Archpriest Alexander Men

During his earthly life, Christ the Savior loved to go off alone into the hills, where the heavens seemed closer, and where one could look out at wide panoramas of the earth.  In the desert, when He was tempted by...

Why do we so impatiently await Pascha, which arrives and then again departs?  Have we not already celebrated it many times before?  This one will also arrive and depart.  In this present age, there is nothing constant; our days pass by like shadows, life races...

In accordance with the rite established by the Church, we exchange a Paschal kiss during Matins on the first day of Holy Pascha. The rite is both important and comforting.

Ordinarily, when we exchange that kiss, we say, “Christ is Risen!” and are...

St. Mary, who is known as Mary of Egypt, lived from the middle of the fifth century to the beginning of the sixth century. Her youth did not presage anything good. Mary was twelve years old when she left her home for the city of Alexandria. Being free of parental...