13 ноября 2015 года в Запорожье состоялась канонизация 15-го запорожского святого – последнего кошевого атамана Запорожской Сечи праведного Петра Калнышевского. Чин прославления возглавил Блаженнейший Митрополит Киевский и всея Украины Онуфрий

If prayer has frozen, it is not your fault

When the canons are long read only with the lips, while the heart remains silent like stone, this is not yet falling away from God. This coldness has an ancient name, and even the most ardent man of prayer has passed through it.

Meekness is not weakness

We commonly confuse meekness with spinelessness. But in the Gospel, this word referred to a trained war horse – enormous strength reined in.

Depression can strike even saints

We commonly see the serene smiles of holy ascetics in icons. Yet one of the Church’s most profound intellectuals spent years unable to leave his room because of paralyzing despair.

The saint who was mocked by the entire capital

A hundred years ago, the man now venerated as a saint was treated as a laughingstock by the educated elite. Anyone who enters a debate about faith would do well to know how the righteous John of Kronstadt responded to ridicule and contempt.

Time to turn off the light in the hallway

We have got used to hiding our weariness behind the masks of strong people. A true encounter with God begins where there is no longer strength to pretend.

The mystery of the Heavenly King prayer and the power of human will

Theological analysis of ancient Slavic meanings and Greek terms, revealing the authentic meaning of invoking God in the midst of everyday distractions and commotion.