On Spiritual Life

A talk delivered at the Annual Assembly of the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Western America, St. George Serbian Orthodox Church, San Diego, California, February 28, 2003. 1. The Misuse of the Incensive Power Since we are approaching Forgiveness Sunday, I’ve chosen, with the blessing of His Grace Bi

1. You have heard the words of the Apostle, in which he addresses the Thessalonians, prescribing rules of conduct for every kind of person. His teaching, to be sure, was directed towards particular audiences; but the benefit to be derived therefrom is relevant to every generation of mankind. Rejoic

A talk delivered at the Annual Assembly of the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Western America, February 16/March 1, 2002. 1. The Significance of the Lives of the Saints In order to begin to understand the importance of the Lives of the Saints for our spiritual lives, I believe we can turn to no bett

The Life of St. Antony the Great (born 250AD) written by St. Athanasius of Alexandria (also called by the title “The Great) in about 356AD is one of the great classics of Christian literature.  Here we have an verbal icon of Christian perfection, of Christian ascetical practice, and of wisdom from

Nobody would dispute that the most important day in a person's life, after his birth and baptism, is that of his marriage. It is no surprise, then, that the aim of contemporary worldly and institutional upheavals is precisely to crush the most honorable and sacred mystery of marriage. For many peop

Fathers – On bearing the Cross, St. Theophan Editor’s Introduction Saint Theophan the Recluse (1815–1894) was a prolific Rus- sian spiritual author, whose writings remain influential to the pres- ent day. Born George Vasilievich Govorov, the son of a priest, he became a monk at the Kiev Theologic

From: http://orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/conduct.aspx The answer to this question is given by the Lord Himself: Love thy neighbor(Luke 10:27). The Lord Jesus Christ very categorically demands that we love one another. While giving His last instructions to His disciples before His suffering, He often,

A talk delivered at the Annual Assembly of the Serbian Orthodox Diocese of Western America, February 16/March 1, 2002. 1. The Significance of the Lives of the Saints In order to begin to understand the importance of the Lives of the Saints for our spiritual lives, I believe we can turn to no bett

A Lutheran Pastor’s Firsthand Account of Prison Life I am a Christian from an Orthodox country—the country of Romania. Having been in prison for fourteen years for my faith, it is now my missionary work to help persecuted Christians in Communist countries. I would like to tell you the stories of

Before presenting the whole text, we have provided a bullet-point summary. See the full text below. A Summary of “On the Eight Vices” by St. John Cassian (1) “On Control of the Stomach” § There is not a single rule for fasting because we are different in many ways, but there is a single goal:

Purchase at: www.amazon.com or here: http://www.sainthermanpress.com/Catalog/Sunrise_of_the_East/Tao_book.htm 📷  Christ the Eternal Tao presents the Tao Teh Ching as a foreshadowing of what would be revealed by Christ, and Lao Tzu himself as a Far-Eastern prophet of Christ the incarnate God. Book

An Excerpt from “Wounded By Love: The Life of Teachings of Elder Porphyrios From: http://orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/elderporphyrios_illness.aspx I feel illness as the love of Christ ‘My Christ, Your love knows no limits!’ I thank God for granting me many illnesses. [1] I often say to Him: ‘My Christ

St. Seraphim of Sarov's Conversation With Nicholas Motovilov A Wonderful Revelation to the World From: http://orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/wonderful.aspx This revelation is undoubtedly of world-wide significance. True, there is nothing essentially new in it, for the full revelation was given to the A