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[English Edition / Homilies and Spiritual Instruction]

The Divinity of Christ

Metropolitan Ephrem (Kyriakos)

Knowledge of the true God causes us to enter into eternity from this moment, despite the weight of the present unhappiness and misery. We feel the presence of eternity, which comforts us and makes us shine.

[English Edition / Orthodoxy Today]

Athonite Monks on the Pan-Orthodox Council

Athanasius Zoitakis

The Athonites await the Pan-Orthodox Council with careful attention. On Athos they pray and hope that its participants will remain within the bounds of Orthodox Tradition, previously outlined by the Ecumenical Councils and Church Tradition.

[English Edition / Orthodoxy Today]

The Essential Problems with the Holy and Great Council

Met. Hierotheos Vlachos

Eventually, all of the dreams of the "Fathers" of this idea resulted in it becoming, not an Ecumenical Council, but a Holy and Great Council which is still unable to find its identity, tackling just six issues that are vague, untimely, without a clear cut goal, and some of which are detached from the tradition of the Fathers.

[English Edition / Theology]

Sentenced to Life

Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon

The Good Shepherd, even as He forfeits His individual human life (psyche) for the sheep (John 10:11,15, 17), never loses the essential life (zoe) He receives from the Father: “In a little while the world will no longer see me, but you will see me; because I live (zo), you also will live (zesete)” (14:19). The life of which John speaks is Christ Himself. This truth is conveyed in a series of “I AM” declarations:

[English Edition / Orthodoxy Today]

Conclusions of the Theological-Academic Conference: The Holy and Great Council: With Great Preparation but Without Expectations

The theology of our Church is the gift of Divine Revelation, the experience of Pentecost. There is no Church without theology and no theology outside of the Church, theology which was spoken by the Prophets, the Apostles, the Fathers and the Holy Synods. When a Council does not follow Orthodox teaching, it cannot be a true Orthodox Council, acceptable to the Orthodox faithful. This can happen when the participants in the Council do not have the experience of the Holy Fathers or do not, at least, follow them without misinterpreting them.

[English Edition / Orthodoxy Today]

Can a Conference of Orthodox Bishops Impart Ecclesiality to the Heterodox?

The Challenge of the Upcoming Great Council

Dr. Demetrios Tselengidis

Absolutely no one, personally or institutionally, has the right to otherwise delineate the boundaries of the Church which have been irrevocably defined by the Ecumenical Councils. It is theologically inconceivable for those religious communities, who continue to believe the same as those heretics, who were defrocked, excommunicated and once and for all cut off from the One and only Church, to be called and recognized as churches.

[English Edition / Theology]

Magic, Liturgy & the Priest

Rev. Gregory Jensen

In those moments when we come to liturgy anxious, weary and weak, there is a temptation to see the Liturgy and the sacraments as magical and the priest as a magician. The priest needs to be on guard for this attitude among his parishioners. It is important that he be viglant in this matter not only for their sake but his own as well.

[English Edition / Theology]

Salvific Details: The Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Days of Creation

A Study on the Book of Genesis

Jesse Dominick

This fourth Bible Study on the book of Genesis covers the fourth through sixth days wherein God created the heavenly luminaries, called forth aquatic and fowl life from the waters, and land animals from the ground. We discuss many interesting topics such as the spiritual symbols implanted by God in creation, the free will of man, the necessity of Church Tradition, the original state of animals, the witness of modern saints, and much more.

[English Edition / Homilies and Spiritual Instruction]

Requirements for the Divine Eucharist

Met. Hierotheos Vlachos

In this video the Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos looks into the deep meaning of the Divine Eucharist and analyzes the requirements for the participation in this Mystery, which is the сenter of Christian life.

[English Edition / Homilies and Spiritual Instruction]

Conquered by the Mercy of God

A Discourse on the Mystery of Repentance and Confession

Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov

Not only in the minute of confession of sins and receiving of forgiveness are we called to carry out the commandment of Christ: Repent ye and believe the Gospel; but before and after Confession the Christian is called to abide in repentance. Repentance is the air that pervades the soul; it is the light that allows us to see the path before us. Repentance is the aspiration to refrain from your confessed sins. It is a battle with sinister desires and passions that are no-nos, and which raise up their serpentine heads in the depths of our heart.

[English Edition / Theology]

Icons, ancient Christian art that still inspire devotion today

Joel J. Miller

When we speak of the word of God we are ultimately speaking of more than mere text anyway. We are speaking of Jesus, “the image [i.e., the icon] of the invisible God” (Col 1.15). People have not only seen God, but we will also one day see him again. In the meantime, we remember his earthly ministry and eternal rule by reflecting upon scripture, singing hymns, and beholding images of Christ and the saints who called him Lord and friend.

[English Edition / Theology]

A Bunch of Stuff We Don’t Know

Fr. Stephen Freeman

At every turn, the source of our hope is simply what we have seen accomplished in Christ. We have His promises: I go to prepare a place for you, and if I prepare a place for you, I will come again and receive you to Myself; that where I am, there you may be also. (Joh 14:3) The fullness of the life of the Church teaches us how to hope and how to pray. It does not teach us what has not been given us to know.

[English Edition / Theology]

"After His Kind:" The Second and Third Days of Creation

A Study on the Book of Genesis

Jesse Dominick

The Fathers tell us there are boundaries of nature. Everything in creation is not fluid, going where it wills. Everything is defined by God, in the mind of God. Everything has its logos. This is why the Fathers emphasize that kind reproduces after kind and that the boundaries of nature can’t be broken down—you can’t break down the nature of dogness and make something new—because it’s defined in the mind of God.

[English Edition / Orthodoxy Today]

Embodied Persons, Male and Female: Thoughts on the Body and Personal Identity

Fr. Philip LeMasters

Christians must show true compassion toward people who struggle with gender identity without encouraging them to adopt self-definitions that ignore the physical realities of human personhood. Christ invites us to the healing of every dimension of our humanity, which includes embracing the truth about who we are as embodied male or female persons. For all of us, that is a struggle in one way or another. Healing comes through the difficult task of offering every dimension of our lives to the Lord in humility.

[English Edition / Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days ]

To Thirst for What is Above

A Study on John 7:1-35 and the feast of Mid-Pentecost

Jesse Dominick

That Christ accomplished our salvation in His Person with the cooperation of His divine and human natures shows us that in order for us to receive that gift it must involve God and man—we have our part to play. This is, of course, the Orthodox doctrine of synergy, which leads us to the theme of thirsting. God offers us the water of eternal life—but we must thirst for it. He will never force it upon us.

[English Edition / Theology]

The Russian Icon that Reveals the Mystery of the Trinity

Philip Kosloski

Held in high esteem by Christians of the East and West alike, this icon is one of the most profound visualizations of the Trinity ever produced

[English Edition / Education]

Book Review: Catechetical Talks by New-Martyr Daniel Sysoev

Fr. John Palmer

In Fr Daniel, we find one who is at once sensitive, yet firm in his presentation of the Orthodox Faith. A prime example of this is his completely unadulterated, unqualified presentation of the Orthodox Church’s claim to be the, “One, Holy, Catholic, Apostolic Church,” through which saving grace flows, and outside of which those in heresy are found.

[English Edition / Theology]

Iconography and Biblical Theology

Seraphim Hamilton

We need to avoid simply noting that there were statues of cherubim in the Inner Sanctuary of the Temple and the Most Holy of the Tabernacle. This flattens out covenant history, making it appear as if icons were always fine, which is against the argument of St. John Damascene, who argues that it was specifically the Incarnation which made it fine.

[English Edition / Theology]

"In the Beginning:" The First Day of Creation

A Study on the Book of Genesis

Jesse Dominick

God is humble so we should be humble, and you can read the Scriptures as being entirely this story—God can do anything, and without Him we can do nothing. If God can create out of nothing He is infinitely greater than us. It’s essential for us to find in every verse and in every moment of life ways to become humble. We hear these verses all the time and it’s so easy to read one verse and pass onto the next, but if we can stop and think about what it’s really saying about God and ourselves in comparison to God, it will help us to find our humility which is an essential beginning point to the spiritual life.

[English Edition / Theology]

Righteous Job: Pre-covenantal Priest, Prophet, and King

Dcn. Matthew Fuhrman

If Job, who had neither the Law nor the grace of the Spirit within the Church, could endure such a horrid trial, how much more are we given to endure the onslaught of the devil and his demons? If we remain steadfast in our faith in God no matter what comes our way, we will all be God's priests, prophets, and kings—we will all be like Job.

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