Fr John Krestiankin+ on Modern Man’s Stuggle for Salvation…
Spiritual life is in active conflict with earthly reason falsely so-called, which has become the guide of modern man. Having heard their pastors’ simple and, it would seem, accessible...
Patriarch Daniel of Romania on Loving our Enemies…
“The Saviour never asks people for anything beyond their power. Only that some of His exhortations cannot be fulfilled without His help. He says, ‘Without Me, you can do...
Innocent, Archbishop of Kherson on Creation…
Every creature expresses in itself a thought of And since God’s thought is of And since God’s thought is perfect and complete, it follows that every creature,...
Fr Alexy Young on Church Attendance…
Attendance at Divine Services and frequent reception of Holy Communion is vital to the development of an Orthodox conscience. Of this, St. John of Kronstadt writes: “The Divine Liturgy is...
Fr Seraphim Rose on our Missionary Calling (Part 2)…
True Christianity has no room for such vain boasting, nor for merely negative condemnation of the errors of others. If we wish to lead men to the living water...
Elder Cleopha on the Nature of Salvation…
Some religious confessions teach that personal salvation presupposes the action of Divine Grace alone, according to Calvin, or the grace of faith, of trust in God, according to...
Elder Anthimos+ on Correct Prayer…
“Prayer,” the Elder used to say, “means communication directly with God. The Psalmist says: ‘I will pour out my petition before Him, I will declare my affliction before Him'(Ps....
Fr Seraphim Rose + on True Sanctification…
Usually one can spot people who are not serious and are imitating. We even have a story from the early history of our brotherhood…. In San Francisco there was...
Fr Joseph on Learning from God’s Revelation…
The Old Testament is replete with many prophesies that promise the coming of the Christ of God, born of a virgin, despised and rejected, and fulfilling the hopes of...
Hieromonk Innocent on An Oft Repeated Refrain…
In our worship, one phrase is often repeated: “Glory to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit.” This is followed up with: “Both now and...