“Only the One Who is a Child Can be Called a Father.” St. Prohor Pechinskii and Fr. Seraphim Rose

Abbot Ilarion (Lupulovic)

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

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“Only the One Who is a Child Can be Called a Father.” St. Prohor Pechinskii and Fr. Seraphim Rose

Abbot Ilarion (Lupulovic)

"Only the one who is a child can be called a father. And he is a father not because of himself but because he reflects the mystery of our Heavenly Father Who loves us through His Son and in His Son."

Dochiar. Honoring "Her Who is Quick to Hear"

Dochiar. Honoring "Her Who is Quick to Hear"
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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

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Dochiar. Honoring "Her Who is Quick to Hear"

On October 1/14, when the Russian Church celebrates the Protection of the Mother of God, on the Holy Mount Athos the honor was for one of the most well-known holy shrines of the Orthodox world—the icon of the Mother of God, "Quick to Hear".

In Defense of the Dionysian Authorship

Rev. John Parker, Fr. Dumitru Staniloae

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

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In Defense of the Dionysian Authorship

Rev. John Parker, Fr. Dumitru Staniloae

In two classic texts, the Rev. John Parker lays out arguments in favor of the authentic Dionysian authorship of the Dionysian corpus, asking whether the author was influenced by the Alexandrian School and Neoplatonism, or rather, was it vice versa?

St. Alexis, a Resolute Zealot for Orthodoxy

Archimandrite Luke (Murianka)

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

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St. Alexis, a Resolute Zealot for Orthodoxy

Archimandrite Luke (Murianka)

In light of contemporary ecumenical exchanges, dialogues, theological commissions, and dramatic statements frequently confusing and scandalizing the Orthodox faithful, we need to pause a moment and refresh our memory with the image of a prophet zealous for the Lord's truth found in the person of St Alexis, who not only resembles an Old Testament prophet but is equal in spirit to great luminaries such as Sts. Athanatious the Great, Cyril of Alexandria, Photios the Great, and Averky of Jordanville.

Homily on the Feast of the Protection of the Mother of God

Fr. Myron Oryhon

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

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Homily on the Feast of the Protection of the Mother of God

Fr. Myron Oryhon

"Let us be vigilant to see with purity, to interpret with purity of heart and to act with love. Then we shall be able to see freely the divine light shining on the world and in the world. In this manner we can better love, serve, and be part of the world which God given us."