The Time of Testing has Come
St. Nikon was one of the last Elders of the Monastery of Optina. He served in Optina until it was totally shut down by the Soviets in the early 1920s. St Nikon, like hundreds of thousands of other
St. Nikon was one of the last Elders of the Monastery of Optina. He served in Optina until it was totally shut down by the Soviets in the early 1920s. St Nikon, like hundreds of thousands of other
Love for God frees the Christian from enslavement to this fallen world. It calls us into participation with God; it binds us to Him in a mystical way; God, who is Love, pours Himself into the heart of