What Do Holy Fathers Say About Schism and Schismatics?. Find out about it in our monastery blog. We have been writing about Christianity, church history, church products and crafts, the lives of the great ascetics, etc.
How Can I Understand Unless Someone Guides Me? – On the Place and Importance of Spiritual Direction - ORTHOGNOSIA
Forgiveness is so terribly hard. On a psychological level, it feels dangerous. The shame engendered by any insult or injury is our experience of vulnerability, and we instinctively react to protect ourselves. That, we must understand, is not a sin, it is an instinct that is a gift from God. The example of Christ, who […]
Jesus, I trust in You
On Our Unwillingness to Abandon Sin. Find out about it in our monastery blog. We have been writing about Christianity, church history, church products and crafts, the lives of the great ascetics, etc.
Icon Gestures: What Do They Mean?. Find out about it in our monastery blog. We have been writing about Christianity, church history, church products and crafts, the lives of the great ascetics, etc.
Andrew Fulford offers a concise treatment of classical Christian reflection on the trinity and useful summaries of various trinitarian heresies.
If someone says that they are pro-life and pro-choice, this can only mean that they personally oppose abortion, but they think that others should be free to decide the matter for themselves, because they don't want to
Am Wegkreuz -- Karl Böker (1836-1905) For in fact there exists not only our silence, which disposes us to listening to God’s Word; often in our prayer, we find ourselves before the silence of God; we...
A timely reprint – for thinking about heaven and hell. I continue to be amazed at the literalism that infects the minds of many Christians. Just because Scripture uses the language of geography to describe something does not at all mean…
Icon Gestures: What Do They Mean?. Find out about it in our monastery blog. We have been writing about Christianity, church history, church products and crafts, the lives of the great ascetics, etc.
On January 18, 2004, the Holy Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Istanbul recognized Mother Maria Skobtsova as a saint along with her son Yuri, the
Despre iubirea de aproapele Ce poate fi mai minunat, mai desfățat decât dragostea de aproapele? A iubi...
To know what humility is we must look to Christ; to know how we gain humility we again look to Christ. Specifically we can look to the Icon of Christ called “the Bridegroom”. This Icon …
We take hope and wisdom from St. Therese of Lisieux's sayings and reflections from her Story of a Soul and other writings.
A HANDY GUIDE FOR TRANSLATING "CHRISTIANESE" to "ORTHODOXESE"
