On Stasidia
Compunction and tears are engendered by the outwards postures of the body; that is, when one prays with head uncovered; …
Tag Archives: Asceticism
On Sitting and Orthodox Services
Some people think that a characteristic difference between Orthodox churches and their Catholic and Protestant counterparts is the absence of …
The Rule of Fasting in the Orthodox Church
The Rule of Fasting in the Orthodox Church By Hieromonk Seraphim (Rose) of Platina In answer to numerous requests from …
Why didn’t Christ remove the “law of sin”?
Why didn’t Christ remove the “law of sin”? By Elder Ephraim of Arizona +++ “So that we are not infants …
On the World and Family
May an angel of God, my child, follow you and show you the path of God and of your salvation. …
Every Orthodox Christian is a Forerunner and Prophet of Christ!
(A homily given at Holy Trinity Seminary, in Jordanville, NY on the feast of the Forerunner and Baptist John by …
The Theology of Elder Sophrony
Elder Sophrony the Hesychast and Theologian by Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos Spiritual Autobiography Father Sophrony was born in Moscow on the 22nd September 1896. He studied at the …
“The last state of that man is worst than the first.”
— An excerpt from “Man the Target of God” by Archimandrite Zacharias of Essex +++
The Evergetinos: Prologue By St. Nikodemos the Hagiorite
Prologue By St. Nikodemos the Hagiorite from the 1783 edition of The Evergetinos He Who transcends all understanding, and so remains unintelligible, …
Definition of Glorification
Definition of Glorification (http://wp.me/p2vXPg-28r) By Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos After purification of the heart and illumination of the nous comes glorification, …
