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On Peace of Soul - St. Seraphim of Sarov
St. Seraphim describes peace of soul in Christ and how to preserve this peace. As the saint says, "One must by every means strive to preserve peace o…
2 months, 1 week ago
On Intrusive Thoughts & Delusions - St. Silouan the Athonite
St. Silouan the Athonite writes on battling intrusive thoughts and recognizing delusions, emphasizing that we must "fight the enemy with the weapon o…
2 months, 1 week ago
A Jew's Miraculous Conversion & Overcoming Hatred of Jews (The Way of a Pilgrim)
Edifying excerpts from "The Way of a Pilgrim and The Pilgrim Continues His Way" concerning Jews and Orthodox Christianity. This reading is from the R…
2 months, 2 weeks ago
An Orthodox View of Heart Transplants - Met. Philaret of New York
Written in 1968, Met. Philaret examines the spiritual implications of the phenomenon of replacing a man's heart. It's worth noting that nothing here …
2 months, 3 weeks ago
"There Must Be Heresies Among You" (1 Cor 11:19) - Archbishop Averky of Jordanville
Drawing upon St. John Chrysostom, Archbishop Averky examines this teaching from St. Paul and how modernists and ecumenists can and do twist it to the…
3 months ago
The Virtue of Bees - St. Basil the Great
St. Basil's mediation on the many virtues of bees and how Christians do well to imitate them. "Imitate the character of the bee," writes St. Basil, "…
3 months ago
Icons are Idolatry? St. Nikephoros Debates Emperor Leo V
The same arguments against icons today are found in this 9th century debate between the Patriarch of Constantinople and the Emperor. As St. Nikephoro…
3 months ago
Marriage & Family Life - Tsarina St. Alexandra Feodorovna Romanov
Excerpts from her 1917 diary from the section on marriage, family, and children. The wife of Tsar St. Nicholas II, Tsarina St. Alexandra's simple and…
3 months ago
Hope for Departed Non-Orthodox - St. John Maximovitch
St. John Maximovitch appears in a vision and comforts a young man who was grieving the death of his mother. As the young man understood, "[St. John] …
3 months ago
Return To Your First Love (Rev. 2:4) - Elder Athanasios Mitilinaios
We all have times of apathy, boredom, and a general cooling off of our once fiery zeal. Elder Athanasios draws out valuable lessons from Christ’s wor…
3 months ago