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Restful Beauty
Read more: Restful Beauty[vodpod id=Video.1633679&w=425&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] Russian painter Mikhail Nesterov, posted with vodpod
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Time and History
Read more: Time and HistoryChristianity is sometimes referred to as a “historical” religion – its beliefs are specifically tied to events which have taken place in space and time. The crucifixion and resurrection of Christ are events which have taken place in space and time or Christianity is not true. No matter how noble or inspirational its teachings – […]
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Humility and Spiritual Warfare
Read more: Humility and Spiritual WarfareFrom the Elder Sophrony’s Wisdom from Mount Athos: Thus the whole of spiritual warfare wages round humility. The enemy fell from pride, and would draw us to perdition by the same means. The enemy praises us, and should the soul listen to his praise grace withdraws until she repents. Thus throughout her life the soul is […]
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Giving and Receiving
Read more: Giving and ReceivingIn the immense cathedral which is the universe of God, each man, whether scholar or manual laborer, is called to act as the priest of his whole life – to take all that is human, and to turn it into an offering and a hymn of glory. Paul Evdokimov in Woman and the Salvation of […]
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The Transfigured Beauty of the Crucified God
Read more: The Transfigured Beauty of the Crucified GodOn the Mountain Thou wast Transfigured, O Christ God, And Thy disciples beheld Thy glory as far as they could see it; So that when they would behold Thee crucified, They would understand that Thy suffering was voluntary, And would proclaim to the world, That Thou art truly the Radiance of the Father! Kontakion of the Feast of […]
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Knowing God
Read more: Knowing GodThe knowledge of God, generally spoken of in a very experiential manner, is an absolute foundation in Orthodox theology. Nothing replaces it – no dogmatic formula – no Creed – not even Scripture – though Orthodoxy would see none of these things as separate from the knowledge of God. But the questions I have received […]
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The Mystery of the Mother of God
Read more: The Mystery of the Mother of GodThe 15th of August is the Feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God (her death). Orthodox Christians fast for two weeks prior to this great feast and celebrate it with great solemnity. A question was recently placed by a reader about the “perpetual virginity” of Mary. I am offering this small post to […]
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The Double Mystery of the Cross
Read more: The Double Mystery of the CrossSt. Gregory Palamas, in his Homily on the Precious and Life-Giving Cross (Homily 11), makes reference to what he calls the “double mystery” of the Cross. He cites St. Paul’s statement, “The world is crucified to me, and I to the world” (Galatians 6:14). The first mystery is embodied in our denial of the world […]
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The Daily Battle
Read more: The Daily BattleMore thoughts on the struggle with the passions: One of the essential understandings of the passions within the fathers of the Church is that they are not inherently evil. Gluttony may be a passion, but the desire to eat is a gift of God. Fornication is a sin, but the marriage bed is blessed, etc. […]
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Another Look at the Passions
Read more: Another Look at the PassionsI have recently been reading Fr. John Chryssavgis’ In the Heart of the Desert, an excellent introduction to the teachings and spiritual practices of the desert monastics. His comments are interwoven with sayings from the Desert Fathers (and Mothers). I share here some of his work on the passions, very apropos of our conversations here […]
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Matthew, When the Enlightenment (a Western phenomenon) began to champion reason (the French revolution, for example, converted Notre Dame Cathedral…