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Elder St. Paisios on Moderation in the Struggle…

mbonds July 29, 2020 Elder St. Paisios on Moderation in the Struggle…2020-07-11T12:17:27+00:00 Modern Orthodox Elders
“The struggle requires the following: First, one should provide his body with whatever it needs – sleep, food, and so on. Then, he should aim at cutting off his spiritual...
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The Nature of Ecumenism…

mbonds July 26, 2020 The Nature of Ecumenism…2020-07-11T12:10:25+00:00 Modern Orthodox Elders
“Essentially, the ecumenists envision the universal union of “churches,” which will serve as the leaven for the entire oikoumene in its turning of the world into the Kingdom of...
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On Marriage and Virginity

mbonds July 22, 2020 On Marriage and Virginity2020-07-11T11:59:32+00:00 Modern Orthodox Elders
“The number of unmarried people is increasing. And there are some married people who say: “We do not want children, because we want to have as much pleasure as...
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Sowing Good Seed…

mbonds July 19, 2020 Sowing Good Seed…2020-07-08T10:01:31+00:00 Modern Orthodox Elders
“There was once a priest who never went on a vacation,” father begins his story. “When he finally was able to go on vacation, an abbess of a monastery...
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Protodeacon Patrick Mitchell on the Church and Government…

mbonds July 15, 2020 Protodeacon Patrick Mitchell on the Church and Government…2020-07-08T09:58:09+00:00 Modern Orthodox Elders
The technology, called “biochipping,” already exists and is being marketed as a personal convenience—no need to carry around credit cards, house keys, or health records—but it could conceivably be...
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Elder St. Paisios on the Goal of Asceticism…

mbonds July 12, 2020 Elder St. Paisios on the Goal of Asceticism…2020-07-08T09:51:11+00:00 Modern Orthodox Elders
“Sacrifice to God is a broken spirit: a broken and humbled heart God will not despise.”   You do not overcome self-love by lifting another’s heavy load – this will...
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Thoughts on Death…

mbonds July 8, 2020 Thoughts on Death…2020-07-04T10:35:14+00:00 Modern Orthodox Elders
“Death is the mysterious center  of our existence. Whether our awareness is focused upon it or not, we are all hurling towards the inevitable end of our mortal frame. What...
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Fr. Philip LeMasters on Cultivating Faith…

mbonds July 5, 2020 Fr. Philip LeMasters on Cultivating Faith…2020-07-04T07:48:43+00:00 Modern Orthodox Elders
Our faith and trust must be in the God with Whom “we have peace… through our Lord Jesus Christ.” Because He has entered fully into death itself, risen from...
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Simeon Archbishop of Thessalonica+ on the Jesus Prayer Continued…

mbonds June 24, 2020 Simeon Archbishop of Thessalonica+ on the Jesus Prayer Continued…2020-06-20T08:17:43+00:00 Modern Orthodox Elders
“The clergy must be diligent in this prayer as though it were apostolic work and divine preaching, as the one activity which brings about divine effects – one which...
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Simeon Archbishop of Thessalonica+ on the Jesus Prayer

mbonds June 21, 2020 Simeon Archbishop of Thessalonica+ on the Jesus Prayer2020-06-20T08:15:49+00:00 Modern Orthodox Elders
“Let every pious man continually repeat this Name as a prayer in his mind and with his tongue. Let him always constrain himself to do this while standing, travelling,...
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