22 Oct. 2026A Short Time in RomaniaI managed to get to Romania this year. When my mother was alive, I used to visit her once or even twice a year. Then I started coming to see other...Read the article22 Oct. 2026Thus.Like a tethered cow Like a lost sheep Like a hunted beast Like a haunted house Like a deceived girl Like a wasted chance Like a tangled distaff Like...Read the article22 Oct. 2026The Golden SeasonHow much joy the calm and tranquil autumn brings me! What peace, what renewal I experience! Autumn... a depth of silence and joy! My heart flows...Read the article22 Oct. 2026A Short Time in RomaniaI managed to get to Romania this year. When my mother was alive, I used to visit her once or even twice a year. Then I started coming to see other...Read the article22 Oct. 2026Thus.Like a tethered cow Like a lost sheep Like a hunted beast Like a haunted house Like a deceived girl Like a wasted chance Like a tangled distaff Like...Read the article22 Oct. 2026The Golden SeasonHow much joy the calm and tranquil autumn brings me! What peace, what renewal I experience! Autumn... a depth of silence and joy! My heart flows...Read the article22 Oct. 2026A Short Time in RomaniaI managed to get to Romania this year. When my mother was alive, I used to visit her once or even twice a year. Then I started coming to see other...Read the article22 Oct. 2026Thus.Like a tethered cow Like a lost sheep Like a hunted beast Like a haunted house Like a deceived girl Like a wasted chance Like a tangled distaff Like...Read the article22 Oct. 2026The Golden SeasonHow much joy the calm and tranquil autumn brings me! What peace, what renewal I experience! Autumn... a depth of silence and joy! My heart flows...Read the articleEditorialEditorialTogetherA Year of PridvorOur beloved ones, The miracle continues. Our Pridvor has turned one. On June 8, 2025, on the glorious feast of Pentecost, we began the first editorial with the words “In Pridvor there is serenity. In Pridvor there is peace”. It was a dream, of...Anca Stanciu8 Iun. 202622Christ in our MidstGrace upon graceWhen we say "Our Father"...Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh Speaks to Us The first thing that amazes me, both about myself and about others, is the way we recite 'Our Father.' Usually, we think that this prayer unites us...Mitropolitul Antonie al Surojului21 Oct. 20261VideoChrist in our MidstVIDEO! "A Cross in the Wilderness. The Life of Venerable Parascheva of Iași"On the occasion of the feast of the most beloved saint by Romanians everywhere, we invite you to watch a film based on the life of Venerable Mother Parascheva of Iași: „A Cross in the Desert”. The...Cuvioasa Parascheva de la Iași18 Oct. 20260Seeds of the SpiritThe wine that gladdens the heart of manMetropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos speaks to us Certainly, most Christians today are unaware of their own spiritual condition. We are "dead in our trespasses" (Ephesians 2:5) and not only do we...Mitropolitul Ierótheos al Nafpaktosului17 Oct. 20260Born a MotherIn our HeavenThe Golden SeasonHow much joy the calm and tranquil autumn brings me! What peace, what renewal I experience! Autumn... a depth of silence and joy! My heart flows like a gentle river into autumn's heart, and we begin...Iulia Enache22 Oct. 202610Art at HomeAppetite for LifeOne day I received some money to buy something for the children. Well, I went into a shop and started looking for various things, but... what do you know? Suddenly, my appetite for shopping was...Ioana Todor17 Oct. 20265Crumbs of JoyGratitudeI'm trying to find the right words for each of you, but I feel overwhelmed by all your SINCERE love. I felt that every word was written from the heart, with pain, but also with joy. I admit, I...Alexandrina16 Oct. 20266Simply delightful.Classic FormatJoin us at Quo Vadis again this year!The International Film Festival "Quo Vadis" will take place this year in Iași from November 10-14, 2026, with the theme "My Neighbor". A few program highlights: Tuesday, November 10, the film...Anca Stanciu19 Oct. 20262CyanotypesThose who have lived a life in obscurity.After watching Martin Scorsese's "Silence," Terrence Malick wrote to the director and asked him a question: "What does Christ want from us?" At that time, he was already working on "A Hidden Life."...Pr. Ioan Gînscă15 Oct. 20262The Beggar for BlueAfter you fell upwardsTime passes and you are still on the step of the lips. You almost lost hope that it could be otherwise, you say your prayers periodically, routinely, at some point you realize that your inner eyes...Pr. Crin-Triandafil Theodorescu13 Oct. 20261Body and SoulLaughter Through TearsA Short Time in RomaniaI managed to get to Romania this year. When my mother was alive, I used to visit her once or even twice a year. Then I started coming to see other family members, less and less often, for different...Anastasia22 Oct. 20268The Adobe CastleFraternity (An Alternative Right of Reply)Since I first saw my daughter, carried in the arms of one of the midwives, I had the feeling that I had known her forever. I realized how much I had missed her. It's true that I had dreamed of her...Marcu Jura21 Oct. 202619The Heart of HeartsThe child, the one through whom we draw closer to Christ.- Mother Magdalena, please tell us a few words about your experience working with the children at Essex Monastery and about the connection you had with Saint Sophrony. Mother Magdalena: It may seem...Maica Magdalena de la Essex20 Oct. 20262Presumably,In the hollow of the palmThus.Like a tethered cow Like a lost sheep Like a hunted beast Like a haunted house Like a deceived girl Like a wasted chance Like a tangled distaff Like a crushed snail Like a swarmed beehive Like a...Maria Dragomirescu22 Oct. 20265Presumably,I know what it's like.I have always toiled Hard More on His path And better. And I kept falling Broken And Defeated, And I defied life Again and again. I know what it's like to die Paralyzed by fears, What it's like to dieEstera Nicolescu21 Oct. 202610The Color of the DayDestinylike a tourist mindful of the outside I wander the streets step by step, looking deep into memory the place reflected in so many windows, witnesses to bygone times the light of the sleeping faces,Pr. Cristian Muntean20 Oct. 20260
EditorialTogetherA Year of PridvorOur beloved ones, The miracle continues. Our Pridvor has turned one. On June 8, 2025, on the glorious feast of Pentecost, we began the first editorial with the words “In Pridvor there is serenity. In Pridvor there is peace”. It was a dream, of...Anca Stanciu8 Iun. 202622
Grace upon graceWhen we say "Our Father"...Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh Speaks to Us The first thing that amazes me, both about myself and about others, is the way we recite 'Our Father.' Usually, we think that this prayer unites us...Mitropolitul Antonie al Surojului21 Oct. 20261
VideoChrist in our MidstVIDEO! "A Cross in the Wilderness. The Life of Venerable Parascheva of Iași"On the occasion of the feast of the most beloved saint by Romanians everywhere, we invite you to watch a film based on the life of Venerable Mother Parascheva of Iași: „A Cross in the Desert”. The...Cuvioasa Parascheva de la Iași18 Oct. 20260
Seeds of the SpiritThe wine that gladdens the heart of manMetropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos speaks to us Certainly, most Christians today are unaware of their own spiritual condition. We are "dead in our trespasses" (Ephesians 2:5) and not only do we...Mitropolitul Ierótheos al Nafpaktosului17 Oct. 20260
In our HeavenThe Golden SeasonHow much joy the calm and tranquil autumn brings me! What peace, what renewal I experience! Autumn... a depth of silence and joy! My heart flows like a gentle river into autumn's heart, and we begin...Iulia Enache22 Oct. 202610
Art at HomeAppetite for LifeOne day I received some money to buy something for the children. Well, I went into a shop and started looking for various things, but... what do you know? Suddenly, my appetite for shopping was...Ioana Todor17 Oct. 20265
Crumbs of JoyGratitudeI'm trying to find the right words for each of you, but I feel overwhelmed by all your SINCERE love. I felt that every word was written from the heart, with pain, but also with joy. I admit, I...Alexandrina16 Oct. 20266
Classic FormatJoin us at Quo Vadis again this year!The International Film Festival "Quo Vadis" will take place this year in Iași from November 10-14, 2026, with the theme "My Neighbor". A few program highlights: Tuesday, November 10, the film...Anca Stanciu19 Oct. 20262
CyanotypesThose who have lived a life in obscurity.After watching Martin Scorsese's "Silence," Terrence Malick wrote to the director and asked him a question: "What does Christ want from us?" At that time, he was already working on "A Hidden Life."...Pr. Ioan Gînscă15 Oct. 20262
The Beggar for BlueAfter you fell upwardsTime passes and you are still on the step of the lips. You almost lost hope that it could be otherwise, you say your prayers periodically, routinely, at some point you realize that your inner eyes...Pr. Crin-Triandafil Theodorescu13 Oct. 20261
Laughter Through TearsA Short Time in RomaniaI managed to get to Romania this year. When my mother was alive, I used to visit her once or even twice a year. Then I started coming to see other family members, less and less often, for different...Anastasia22 Oct. 20268
The Adobe CastleFraternity (An Alternative Right of Reply)Since I first saw my daughter, carried in the arms of one of the midwives, I had the feeling that I had known her forever. I realized how much I had missed her. It's true that I had dreamed of her...Marcu Jura21 Oct. 202619
The Heart of HeartsThe child, the one through whom we draw closer to Christ.- Mother Magdalena, please tell us a few words about your experience working with the children at Essex Monastery and about the connection you had with Saint Sophrony. Mother Magdalena: It may seem...Maica Magdalena de la Essex20 Oct. 20262
In the hollow of the palmThus.Like a tethered cow Like a lost sheep Like a hunted beast Like a haunted house Like a deceived girl Like a wasted chance Like a tangled distaff Like a crushed snail Like a swarmed beehive Like a...Maria Dragomirescu22 Oct. 20265
Presumably,I know what it's like.I have always toiled Hard More on His path And better. And I kept falling Broken And Defeated, And I defied life Again and again. I know what it's like to die Paralyzed by fears, What it's like to dieEstera Nicolescu21 Oct. 202610
The Color of the DayDestinylike a tourist mindful of the outside I wander the streets step by step, looking deep into memory the place reflected in so many windows, witnesses to bygone times the light of the sleeping faces,Pr. Cristian Muntean20 Oct. 20260
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