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Serbian Monk and a Wolf
Read more: Serbian Monk and a WolfI do not understand the narration – but no words are necessary in this video. The reality speaks for itself. [vodpod id=Groupvideo.2926564&w=425&h=350&fv=%26rel%3D0%26border%3D0%26] About this same monk and wolf, Fr. Milovan Katanic writes: In Kovilje Monastery, at the foot of the Javor mountains, there were once many monks, during the time of the Turks there was […]
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The Whole of Spiritual Warfare Wages Around Humility
Read more: The Whole of Spiritual Warfare Wages Around HumilityFrom the Elder Sophrony’s Widsom from Mount Athos: Thus the whole 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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The Chief of Sinners
Read more: The Chief of SinnersA version of this post appeared last January. In light of the recent posts on prayer and communion it seemed timely to rerun this post. Though not on prayer, it carries some of the same thoughts to the commonality of our life as Christians and of our life as human beings. I believe that we […]
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The Communion of Prayer
Read more: The Communion of PrayerNow it came to pass in those days that He went out to the mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God (Luke 6:12). Have you ever wondered what Jesus did when He prayed all night? Have you ever tried to pray all night? If your conception of prayer is a monologue […]
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Salvation, Prayer and Communion with God
Read more: Salvation, Prayer and Communion with GodFew things are as fundamental to the New Testament as the reality of communion (koinonia). It means a commonality, a sharing and participation in the same thing. It is this commonality or sharing that lies at the very heart of our salvation. This communion is described in Christ’s “high priestly prayer”: I do not pray […]
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Hopko on Life and Death
Read more: Hopko on Life and DeathThe Bible teaches a kind of package plan: You have God, truth, life and glory, or you have demons, darkness, death, satan, sin, corruption, ugliness and rot. This is the basic reality, and there is no middle path. Fr. Thomas Hopko, spoken in Brisbane, Australia, October 1999
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Prayers By the Lake XXII – Shatter the Narrowness of My Soul
Read more: Prayers By the Lake XXII – Shatter the Narrowness of My SoulO Only Son of God, receive me into Your wisdom. You are the head of all the sons of men. You are their heavenly comprehension, illumination and jubilation. You are the One who thinks the same goodness in all men: the same thought and the same light. A man recognizes another man through You. A man […]
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Civilizations and the Kingdom – A Call for Prayer
Read more: Civilizations and the Kingdom – A Call for PrayerThis reprint (with changes) seems fitting for America’s Independence Day celebrations this weekend. I give thanks to God that priests are forbidden (by canon law) to hold political office – not that I would ever be elected – but that I would never want to stand in the place where my Christian faith was so […]
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Rightly Reading
Read more: Rightly ReadingThis is a reprint from last October. The course of your reading should be parallel to the aim of your way of life…. Most books that contain instructions in doctrine are not useful for purification. The reading of many diverse books brings distraction of mind down on you. Know, then, that not every book that […]
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You Are Not A Bible Character
Read more: You Are Not A Bible CharacterEvents which receive more than their share of news coverage are not my favorite topics for blog posts. However, this past week’s revelations of yet another politician’s infidelity offered one aspect worthy of comment (or so it seems to me). That is the use of the Bible as a means for reflecting on one’s personal […]
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