Sermon on the Feast of the Holy Prophet Elias

Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Sermon on the Feast of the Holy Prophet Elias

Archimandrite Ilya (Reyzmir)

Great was the faithfulness of the Prophet Elias to the Lord, and great was the power of his prayer.

“I ask to become a true Christian and priest—or at least a wise thief”

Churches and Monasteries

“I ask to become a true Christian and priest—or at least a wise thief”

Archpriest Seraphim Gan on his saint and his parish

Archpriest Seraphim Gan

I have constantly turned to St. Seraphim—to ask that he help us, strengthen our parish, and aid us in preserving and increasing the heritage that has been entrusted to us by previous generations of clergy and parishioners.

Absolute Love, Simplicity and Holiness

Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Absolute Love, Simplicity and Holiness

Sermon on the feast of the Uncovering of the Relics of St. Seraphim of Sarov

Hieromonk Laurus (Arkhipov)

St. Seraphim greeted everyone with these wonderful words: “My joy, Christ is Risen!” He showed absolute love, absolute simplicity and holiness.

Anosino Hermitage, the Women’s Optina

Churches and Monasteries

Anosino Hermitage, the Women’s Optina

Alexandra Kalinovskaya

Contemporaries called it the “Women’s Optina Hermitage.” It was precisely there that the Optina elders blessed those desiring monastic life to enter.

On the Inseparability of Faith and Works: An Orthodox Response to the Protestant Doctrine of Sola Fide

Theology

On the Inseparability of Faith and Works: An Orthodox Response to the Protestant Doctrine of Sola Fide

Reader John (Amir) Azarvan, Ph.D.

Many Protestants will acknowledge, of course, that works are important. But they insist that these are only signs—not preconditions—of salvation.