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From a Homily on the 8th Sunday after Pentecost

10 August 2008

Only one thing is needful: the Kingdom of God. Christ the Wonder-worker strove to direct the eyes of all men to this one point. He who so looks has one thought -- God; one feeling -- love; one ...

Himalayan Ascent to Christ

05 August 2008

He steered the conversation in a completely different direction. "Last week I saw a movie called 'Jesus of Nazareth.' What a wonderful life!" For the next ten minutes he extolled ...

An Introduction to the Orthodox Christian. Understanding of Free Will

31 July 2008

What is human free will? Is it the ability to choose between good and evil? or is human freedom limited to a choice between things, e.g., choosing between a cup of coffee and a cup of tea? Do human ...

THIS WAS FROM ME

30 July 2008

I am your God, the circumstances of your life are in My hands; you did not end up in your position by chance; this is precisely the position I have appointed for you. Weren't you asking Me to ...

Hasten To Do Good

24 July 2008

The modern man’s trouble is that he is always, perpetually in a hurry, often fruitless and meaningless. Man moves mountains with his energy. He builds and destroys whole cities within very short ...

WHAT IS MAN?

20 July 2008

Most of the time we think we know who we are. But do we, in fact, know in the full and profound sense who we are? One text that is very important for the Orthodox understanding of the human person is ...

Rublev’s “Old Testament Trinity”

16 July 2008

Of course it is not obvious to all that beauty always leads us to God. I once was interviewed by a reporter for National Public Radio, who questioned this point of view. She asked, "Doesn’t all ...

The Apostle Peter and Orthodox Conscience

11 July 2008

Among the many passages that describe characteristic aspects of St Peter's life, the most moving is neither his confession at Caesaria of Philippi, which we have already mentioned, nor his ...

Life of Father Arseny.

27 June 2008

Father Arseny ran to Sazikov and begged him, "Help! Please help, Ivan Alexandrovich! They are cutting people up. There is blood everywhere. I ask you in the name of God to stop this! The ...

There Is No Death

26 May 2008

On the 26th of May, in Cleveland, Ohio, my mother, Parasceva Ivanovna Potapov, nee Golikov, reposed. Her physicians had predicted that she would live between two weeks and two months from the date on ...

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