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In Memory of St. Tikhon of Zadonsk: "He Who Does These Things and Teaches Them Shall Be Called Great in the Kingdom of Heaven"

Archbishop Mark of Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania

"So brothers and sisters, let us listen to the holy Gospel, and look at St. Tikhon of Zadonsk and all the saints. I was searching in my heart and wondering if is there any saint we simply recognize for their teaching, because as we listen to the Gospel today, those who teach and do not do shall be called least in the Kingdom of Heaven, but those who do and teach, the doing before the teaching, and actually the doing is teaching—St. Paul talks about being living epistles—shall be called great in the Kingdom of Heaven."

[English Edition / Homilies and Spiritual Instruction]

On the Sign of the Cross

Fr. John Whiteford

What is the significance of the sign of the Cross? Why is it performed when it is? When is it preformed besides after a prayer? Fr. John Whiteford answers these questions on his blog.

[English Edition / Homilies and Spiritual Instruction]

Speaking my truth is not hate

Fr. Barnabas Powell

Philadelphia is one of the Greek words for love. As distinct from the eros we Americans prefer and idolize, philadelphia is devoid of sexual or romantic interest. It’s the brotherly affection between siblings, who support each other, and hold each other accountable.

[English Edition / Homilies and Spiritual Instruction]

A Practicing Christian

Fr. Stephen Freeman

Christianity should be seen not just as a set of beliefs, but as a set of practices.

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To Bring All Things to the Knowledge of the Truth: A Homily on the Feast of the Transfiguration

Fr. Christopher Rocknage

"So often, my dear brother and sisters, we forget about the fact that it’s not about me, it’s not about any of us, individually—it’s about Christ redeeming the world. Yes he came for me, yes he came for you—He came for everybody, the entirety of creation, to bring all things to the knowledge of the Truth, to bring everything to Himself, so that all could be saved."

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St. Arsenios of Paros: Qualities of a True Spiritual Father

Dr. Constantine Cavarnos

The Holy Elder Philotheos (Zervakos) points out the qualities of the good Confessor or Spiritual Father using St. Arsenios of Paros (1800-1877) as his exemplar. These qualities are particularly the following: humility, gentleness, patience, discernment, compassion and love. These virtues, he says, Father Arsenios eminently possessed.

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Respect for the Clergy

Protopresbyter George Konstantopoulos

The Orthodox Christian respects and loves the clergy. Knowing that the clergy are servants of God and man, devoting their life for the salvation of Christ’s flock. The Orthodox Christian expresses his gratitude and respect to them on every occasion.

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Selected Passages from the Teachings of Saint Kosmas of Aetolia

St. Kosmas of Aetolia

God, the all-good and most merciful, my brethren, is one, and whoever says that there are many Gods is a devil. He is triune: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; yet one nature, one glory, one kingdom, one God. He is all light, all joy, all compassion, all love.

[English Edition / Homilies and Spiritual Instruction]

A Parable of A Kingdom

Fr. Stephen Freeman

Secularism is not the rejection of God, but the assertion that the world exists apart from God and that our task is to do the best we can in this world.

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The Preaching of the Cross

A homily on the commemoration of the Procession of the Cross and the Seven Maccabean Martyrs with their mother Solomonia and the priest Eleazar.

Fr. Seraphim Holland

Brothers and sisters, today is the Procession of the Cross which we celebrate on the first of August, and also the holy Maccabean martyrs with their teacher Eleazar and their mother Solomonia. St. Paul has two famous phrases that are in one of the epistles we read today—a very misunderstood phrase. Let’s talk about what it really means.

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Forgiving Others

One of the most distinctive teachings of the Christian faith is freely to forgive others.

[English Edition / Homilies and Spiritual Instruction]

The Meaning of Grace for the Christian

In the Christian believer’s life there are no coincidences. Each of us is here not by chance, but by God’s Providence. We have been called to be blessed and to be a blessing to others.

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Exhortation on the Prayer Rule

St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov)

Before His Passion at the cost of which the salvation of the human race had to be bought the Lord went to pray in the secluded Garden of Gethsemane. There the God-Man kneeled down and prayed; and being in agony, He prayed so earnestly that His sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down on the ground.

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Homily: The Paternity of God

Strictly speaking the only Father is God the father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Other fathers—biological or spiritual—are fathers only by analogy.

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On sudden death

Archimandrite Ephraim of Vatopedi

Nowadays when science and technology are flying, when cultures converge and there is a crisis in values, even the word ‘death’ is avoided and anything reminiscent of it is ignored and discarded. Modern man views death as something negative and as a loss; we usually say for the departed: ‘We’ve lost him’. Whoever does not have the proper knowledge about this issue of death, he is trying to ignore it. Thus he lives an essentially neurotic life, drained of its true meaning.

[English Edition / Homilies and Spiritual Instruction]

A Man Born Blind, Jonah, Job and A Believer

Fr. Ted Bobosh

I believe in a merciful and loving God. I’m not blind to the suffering of the world. I’m experiencing it myself. As a believer, I have to wrestle with the real world, and faith in the God of love.

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Conversations with Abba Isaac: Spiritual Neurosis

Fr. Micah Hirschy

According to Abba Isaac, humility is the way to authentic life, balance, and both wholeness and holiness. “A humble man is never rushed, hasty, or agitated, never has any hot or volatile thoughts, but at all times remains calm. Even if the heavens were to fall upon the earth, the humble man would not be dismayed.”

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Love of God

St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov)

Do not fabricate raptures for yourself, do not excite your nerves, do not inflame yourself with a material fire, with the fire of your blood. The sacrifice pleasing to God is humility of heart, contrition of spirit. With wrath does God turn away from sacrifices offered with self-confident presumption, with a proud opinion of oneself, though the sacrifice be a whole burnt offering.

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Formation: Personal, Communal and Social

Rev. Gregory Jensen

Wholesome spiritual formation requires balancing the personal, communal and social dimension of our Christian life. While the latter two are important, finding the right mix of all three begins in our personal spiritual formation. Without accurate self-knowledge, wholesome self-acceptance and appropriate self-expression, our social involvement will inevitably become dissonant and we risk doing a lasting harm to our own relationship with Christ.

[English Edition / Homilies and Spiritual Instruction]

The Remembrance of God

Rev. Gregory Jensen

Sometimes God will ask me to do something and, like the disciples in this morning’s Gospel, I say I can’t. This happens because I forget that God doesn’t ask anything from us without first preparing us. From all eternity, God has lead not only the whole human family but each of us to respond to Him in love.

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