Saint Genesius: Patron Saint of Actors Who Was Converted on Stage
Saint Genesius of Rome, patron of actors: the story of the mock baptism, what historians say, Genesius of Arles, relics, plays, patronages and prayers.
Orthodox Fasting Rules: What You Can Eat, When, and Why the Church Fasts
Orthodox fasting rules explained: Wednesday and Friday, Great Lent, the Nativity Fast (Nov 15 to Dec 24), what you can eat, who is exempt, and why the Church fasts.
Roman Catholic vs. Oriental Orthodox vs. Eastern Orthodox vs. Eastern Catholic: Side-by-Side Comparison
Roman Catholic, Oriental Orthodox, Eastern Orthodox, and Eastern Catholic Churches compared on 24 points in one citable table, with a guide to every Church.
Advance Directives, Hospice and End-of-Life Decisions for an Orthodox Parent
What Orthodox pastors and the OCA say about stopping treatment, life support, pain relief and hospice, plus how to choose a health care agent and prepare for the mysteries.
Dementia and the Orthodox Faith: How to Pray With a Parent Whose Memory Is Fading
How to keep praying with a parent who has dementia: Holy Communion, Confession, Holy Unction, the Jesus Prayer, caring for yourself, and saints to turn to.
The Best Orthodox Christian Audiobooks on Audible, Ranked by Popularity
A ranked list of the best Orthodox Christian audiobooks on Audible, ordered by listener rating counts, plus must-listen extras like The Way of the Pilgrim.
Saint Irene Chrysovalantou: The Complete Life, Miracles, and Legacy of the Abbess Who Received Apples from Paradise
The complete biography of Saint Irene Chrysovalantou: her life as a Byzantine abbess, the apples of Paradise, her miracles, and her shrine in Astoria, New York.
Saint Gabriel Urgebadze: The Complete Life, Miracles, Relics, and Legacy of Georgia’s Beloved Fool for Christ
The complete biography of Saint Gabriel Urgebadze: his life in Soviet Georgia, imprisonment, miracles, his relics at Samtavro Convent, and churches around the world.
Can Catholics Visit Mount Athos? What a Historic 2026 Pilgrimage Revealed
Yes, Catholics can visit Mount Athos with a diamonitirion permit. What non-Orthodox visitors can do there, and the story of a historic 2026 joint pilgrimage.
Saint Irene Chrysovalantou: The Byzantine Abbess Christians Have Prayed to for Over a Thousand Years When Nothing Else Was Working
The complete life of Saint Irene Chrysovalantou, Byzantine abbess and patron for infertility and delayed marriage, invoked by Orthodox Christians for centuries.
Military Saints: The Complete Guide to Catholic and Orthodox Soldier-Saints
The most comprehensive guide to military saints of the Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches — 20 soldier-saints from Saint Longinus to Saint Alexander Nevsky, with full biographies, feast days, and patronage for soldiers and veterans.
The Orthodox & Eastern Catholic Gift Store: Shirts, Icon Canvas Art & Coffee Mugs
The Orthodox and Eastern Catholic gift store: every t-shirt, icon canvas, coffee mug, prayer candle, and rosary in one place, with Byzantine, Maronite, Coptic, Slavic, and Syriac saints and symbols, organized so you can find the right gift fast.
The Complete Gift Guide to Catholic & Orthodox Coffee Mugs
A complete gift guide to Catholic and Orthodox Christian coffee mugs, organized by who you're buying for: confirmation gifts, baptism gifts, gifts for mom, gifts for the men in your life, everyday morning prayer mugs, and more.
How to Build an Icon Corner: A Complete Guide to Orthodox & Catholic Icon Canvas Wall Art
A complete guide to the Orthodox and Eastern Catholic icon corner tradition: which icons belong where, what each one means, and a full guide to every icon canvas available, from Christ Pantocrator to the saints of the desert, Lebanon, and the modern Church.
The Complete Guide to Orthodox and Catholic Christian T-Shirts: What Every Symbol Means
A complete guide to Christian t-shirt symbolism: what the three-bar Orthodox cross means, why the Jesus Prayer is worn on apparel, the meaning behind icon shirts, warrior saint tees, and Marian devotion apparel, with a full guide to every design available.
The Siege of Constantinople, 626 AD: How the Akathist Hymn Was Born From a City's Deliverance
The complete history of the 626 AD siege of Constantinople: a combined Avar, Slavic, and Persian assault on a city defended by fewer than 8,000 troops while the emperor campaigned elsewhere, the icon of the Theotokos carried along the walls, and the origin of the Akathist Hymn still sung standing today.
Saint Gregory the Wonderworker: The Bishop Whose Prayer Moved a Mountain
The complete story of Saint Gregory Thaumaturgus, the 3rd-century bishop of Neocaesarea credited by Basil the Great and Gregory of Nyssa with moving a mountain through prayer, with an honest look at what the earliest surviving source actually says.
The Maronite Church: The Orthodox Christians Who Missed the Great Schism Entirely
The complete history of the Maronite Church: an original apostolic church hidden in the mountains of Lebanon during the Great Schism, discovered by the Crusaders still asking for the Pope, and Catholic to this day without ever having left Orthodoxy.
Saint Nestor of Thessalonica: The Complete Biography of the Young Martyr Who Became Patron of Wrestlers and Combat Athletes
The most complete biography of Saint Nestor of Thessalonica available online: his life as a student of Saint Demetrios, his duel with the gladiator Lyaeus, his martyrdom, feast days, iconography, and patronage of combat athletes.
Saint Silouan the Athonite: The Peasant Who Saw Christ, Lost Him, and Spent Fifteen Years Learning How to Pray for the Whole World
The most complete biography of Saint Silouan the Athonite available: his vision of Christ, his fifteen years of spiritual darkness, his teaching "keep thy mind in hell, and despair not," his decades of hidden labor, his disciple Sophrony of Essex, and his 1987 glorification.