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Apostasy

Apostasy is permitted by God – do not attempt to stop it with your powerless hand. Flee from it yourself, protect yourself from it; that[…]

It’s Time to Prepare

Bishop Damascene, who in the world was Dimitry Dimitrievich Tsedrik, was born in Cherson, into the family of a poor postal official.  The whole family[…]

The Failure of Hedonism

By Justin Marler Whether subliminal or completely overt, we are told that we should do what we want when we want. “Just do it!” or[…]

Commandments and Anti-Commandments

“Amen; yes, come, Lord Jesus”  (Rev. 22:20) Here is the longing of the true Christian heart. From it is ever welling up a desire for[…]

Holy Zeal

Links with the Holy FathersIntroduction by Fr Seraphim Rose In our confused days, when a hundred conflicting voices claim to speak for Orthodoxy, it is[…]

2020 Vision: From Blindness to Sight in the Age of Collapse

“Life in the hive puckered up my night, / A kiss of death, the embrace of life.” –Television, “Marquee Moon” When we were born, OUR[…]

The Thorns of Apostasy

“And that which fell into the thorns, these are the ones who heard, and while they are going on their way, they being choked by[…]

The Age of Distraction: Part I

In the name of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, One God. Amen.  “Martha, Martha, you are worried and troubled about[…]

The Cosmic Significance of Tsar Nicholas II

“Give ear, you that rule over the multitudes and boast of many nations. For your dominion was given you from the Lord, and your sovereignty[…]

Speak and We Obey!

“In times past, a table used to stand in the corner wherein the holy icons were. Then, however, that space will be occupied by seductive instruments[…]

Degrees of Spiritual Perfection

By Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos “The most important work of the Church is to cure man.  Therefore the Orthodox Church is a Hospital, an infirmary[…]