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“The Way of a Pilgrim” and Bishop Ignatius (Brianchaninov’s) Teaching on Prayer

“The Way of a Pilgrim” and Bishop Ignatius (Brianchaninov’s) Teaching on Prayer

17 May 2011

Hieromonk Adrian (Pashin)

Basing himself on the legacy of St Ignatius of the Caucasus, Alexey Ilyich Osipov, the well-known Professor of the Moscow Theological Academy, reflects on the issues of spiritual practices in Eastern ...

The Way of the Pilgrim

The Way of the Pilgrim

12 May 2011

Fr. Vasile Tudora

Living for a week in a monastic republic, in a place where everyone you meet is trying to become a saint is an extraordinary experience because it reveals, in opposition your shortcomings and you ...

Helena Cherkasova’s paintings

Helena Cherkasova’s paintings

12 May 2011

The quiet art of Helen Cherkasova seems simple at first sight - simple even to the naivete. And for much it is true if we imply by naivete pure natural sources and the belief in the clear divine ...

Why Not “Open Communion”?

Why Not “Open Communion”?

10 May 2011

Archpriest John Breck

The real issue, however, is not one of obedience or disobedience to rules and regulations. If the Orthodox preserve the sanctity of the Eucharist as a supreme obligation, it is because of the often ...

“We Do not Have Enough Bridges Between the World of the Church and Secular Society”

“We Do not Have Enough Bridges Between the World of the Church and Secular Society”

05 May 2011

‘The Church lives according to concepts, thoughts and experiences that are very far from many of our contemporaries. And it is quite complex for people to cross the frontier that separates this world ...

Questions and Answers on Death

Questions and Answers on Death

03 May 2011

Egyptian Christians and the Winds of Change

Egyptian Christians and the Winds of Change

02 May 2011

Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday

16 April 2011

Confession: The Sacrament of Repentance and Reconciliation

Confession: The Sacrament of Repentance and Reconciliation

14 April 2011

Archimandrite Vassilios Papavassiliou

Sometimes people come to Confession purely to discuss their spiritual development, but again this misses the point of Confession as the Sacrament of Repentance. Perhaps some people do this because ...

Liturgical Dysfunction?

Liturgical Dysfunction?

08 April 2011

Archpriest John Breck

More problematic is the fact that Orthodox Christians do so little reading of the Bible at home (there are exceptions, just enough to prove the rule). They have no idea of the context of a prescribed ...

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