The Revival of the Heart

“Prepare yourselves to confess the Faith, prepare yourselves for martyrdom! God’s thunder is all around us!” New Hieromartyr Nikon of Vologda.1 …The Revival of the Heart

Courage in the Face of Deceitful Compromise

“Be of good courage and let us be strong for our people and for the cities of our God; for the Lord will do what is good in His sight” (2 Kingdom/…Courage in the Face of Deceitful Compromise

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Death to the World

A podcast to help seekers of the Truth find their way through the crags and cliffs of this world + https://deathtotheworld.com/podcast/

On Humility and the Humble Outlook

By Elder Joseph of Vatopedi Humility penetrates and is penetrated, it doesn’t fear, doesn’t question, doesn’t seek and therefore doesn’t move. As truth in Himself, life in Himself and all-loving, Jesus also, rightly, has humility as the universal position of His personality. This is precisely what is transferred to those who follow Him and participate...

The Icon and the Avatar

Divine Union Usurped by The Same Old Lie Divine Union Usurped by The Same Old Lie Billions of avatars, status updates, photos, tweets, articles, and opinions line the back alleys of the internet, each one meaningful in some way to the avatars who post them. Real human beings, cloaked in avatars, expressing real emotions through...

For What Does the World Have to do With the Church?

In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, One God, Amen +    Many Orthodox Christians around the world, some of whom I know personally, whether on social media or in-person have decided they want to use science and rationale when it comes to the Holy Tradition of the Church. They insist...

The Orthodox Christian Ethos and Modernity

For it is not with presumption that I approach thee, O Christ God, but I come trusting in Thine indescribable goodness, lest that through long absence from communion with Thee I may become the prey of the invisible wolf.exerpt from a prayer of St. John Chrysostom (pre-communion prayers) In the name of the Father, the...