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[English Edition / Homilies and Spiritual Instruction]

The Divine Compass

Fr. Stephen Freeman

A Christian must say that there is a natural spiritual compass within every human being, inasmuch as we are created in the image of God. Some would say that the spiritual compass is distorted by the world and its many noises. I think this is mistaken. What is missing in any human life is not the compass itself, but the willingness of drawing near to read it.

[English Edition / Homilies and Spiritual Instruction]

When Jesus Only Said One Word

Fr. James Guirguis

What is this one word that the Lord spoke? What is this one word that changed the lives of two troubled men? What was this word that troubled a whole city? What was this word that caused the Lord to have to leave again for His own city?

[English Edition / Orthodoxy Today]

The Disenchanted World

Fr. Stephen Freeman

A very apt word for the world we live in is: disenchanted. It was first used by Max Weber and a number of others to describe a certain aspect of the modern world – the absence of the sacred.

[English Edition / Homilies and Spiritual Instruction]

Demonic Possession as a Physical Ailment

Fr. Ted Bobosh

At the time when the Orthodox Gospel lectionary was being formed, a story of Christ exorcising demons must have been very popular. Since we have a lectionary that repeats every year, it is interesting that they thought this miracle important enough to proclaim twice during the church year in which there are only 52 Sundays, and we actually hear only 1/7 of the Gospels if we attend only on Sundays.

[English Edition / Theology]

Weeping in Babylon

Fr. Ted Bobosh

Psalm 137 above, a favorite of Christians for expressing lament and exile as we sojourn through this world, also contains verses of such vile violence that some will not read them. Even knowing that the literal interpretation was not the most common reading among ancient church luminaries, doesn’t always make it easy for the modern reader to apprehend how to pray some of these verses.

[English Edition / Homilies and Spiritual Instruction]

Sermon by Metropolitan Philaret (Voznesensky) on the Royal Family

Metropolitan Philaret (Voznesensky)

At one time, even fairly recently, the date July 17 in the so-called “new style,” was marked as a day of sorrow, because on this day the Russian people and the Russian diaspora remembered the great evil act when the Royal Family was brutally killed in the basement of Ipatiev House.

[English Edition / Homilies and Spiritual Instruction]

Faith—the Key to God’s Treasury. Part 2

Bishop Alexander (Mileant)

At difficult moments only faith can give a person the necessary spiritual strength. When a person with a weak faith despairs during misfortunes, feels defeated and complains bitterly, the believing person more strongly turns to God for help.

[English Edition / Homilies and Spiritual Instruction]

Faith—the Key to God’s Treasury. Part 1

Bishop Alexander (Mileant)

Our soul possesses the amazing ability to sense God. Although this awareness of the Divine presence is weak and hazy in a person just beginning to grow spiritually, it gets stronger and becomes more and more conscious with a virtuous way of life. This, in turn, strengthens one’s faith in Him, so that the inner feeling of God grows to a strong religious conviction.

[English Edition / Homilies and Spiritual Instruction]

What is Spiritual Direction? What is Spiritual Deception? Orthodox Spirituality, Part 6

Fr. Alexey Young

"It is very easy to be deceived in our fallen state and we often deceive ourselves by trying to understand what’s going on. Thus it’s very important to have a spiritual father. The basic cause of deception is despair and a lack of repentance. Proper repentance leads to joy because by it we get in touch with our true self as a creature of God our Creator."

[English Edition / Homilies and Spiritual Instruction]

Sin Is Not A Legal Problem—Athanasius and the Atonement

Fr. Stephen Freeman

I often struggle when people speak of their “sins.” Indeed, it is not unusual to be asked, “Is ___ a sin?” The question always makes me feel like a lawyer.

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

The Spiritual Meaning of the Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul

Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov

Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov discusses the spiritual meaning of the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul; why these very different individuals who became followers of Christ in very different ways are commemorated together; and how their personal qualities should become examples for us.

[English Edition / Homilies and Spiritual Instruction]

How to Prepare for Holy Communion. Orthodox Spirituality, Part 5

Fr. Alexey Young

The seeds of holiness are planted within us at Baptism and Chrismation, but we must nourish these seeds by prayer, fasting, and almsgiving in imitation of Christ and His saints. The spiritual equivalent of the sun is the Holy Spirit—He acts upon us in the Sacraments, especially in Chrismation. In this way, the Church is the seedbed of holiness. We must water the seeds and pull out the weeds and thereby discover that the spiritual path is a tremendous adventure all about going home to God!

[English Edition / Homilies and Spiritual Instruction]

God, or Mammon?

Fr. James Guirguis

Mammon is wealth or money but in this case it is understood as having the potential to greatly influence our moral compass as well. We live in a world that requires us to make money. We need financial resources to do much of what we do. The Lord understands that completely. The issue here is not whether or not we need money.

[English Edition / Homilies and Spiritual Instruction]

Resentment Towards Parents—Who is to Blame? (+ Video)

Igumen Nektary (Morozov)

Does a Christian have the right to take offense at his parents? Why do so many elderly parents find themselves alone nowadays? Are the children of “bad” parents exempt from any obligation to honor and care for them? How can parents and children develop a proper relationship?

[English Edition / Homilies and Spiritual Instruction]

Precious Droplets Gathered: a Discourse on the Nativity of the Honorable and Glorious Prophet, Forerunner and Baptist of our Lord John

Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov

Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov speaks on the spiritual meaning of the feast of the Nativity of John the Forerunner, and on the importance of his preaching and the lessons of his life, as part of the project “The Lord’s Summer.”

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

Holy Fathers in Praise of St. John the Baptist

And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind? But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment; behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings’ houses. But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet.

[English Edition / Homilies and Spiritual Instruction]

How to Make a Good Confession. Orthodox Spirituality, Part 4

Fr. Alexey Young

"The holy Fathers give us the antidote for going from vice to virtue. The spiritual life is a science, not an art form. Most of us aren’t so spiritually talented so we need laws and cause and effect in order to learn the spiritual life. St. John Climacus says that the antidote for pride is prayer. Identify where the pride is in your life and ask for strength against it. Human effort can do very little. We must realize that everything depends on God. In prayer we make use of God’s grace, and then we can do almost anything—we can move mountains!"

[English Edition / Homilies and Spiritual Instruction]

A Christian Understanding of Freedom

Archbishop Dmitri (Royster)

On this Independence Day, July 4, we offer a word from the much-beloved Abp. Dmitri (Royster) which reminds us of the spiritual freedom in Christ that we ultimately seek as Orthodox Christians, of which our earthly freedom is a shadow and reminder.

[English Edition / Homilies and Spiritual Instruction]

Day to Day Spiritual Life. Orthodox Spirituality, Part 3

Fr. Alexey Young

"One of the things happening within us is the movement of the imagination, which is one of the main obstacles to prayer and roots us in our fallenness. Spirituality must be based in actual contact with the living God, not with mere images which lead us to communion with our own ability to create religious scenarios. Even Satan can appear as an angel of light and enter into the realm of our imagination and passions."

[English Edition / Homilies and Spiritual Instruction]

Homily for the Second Sunday of Pentecost and All Saints who have shone forth in the Russian land (1964)

Archimdrite Kirill (Pavlov)

Dear brothers and sisters, having such a great multitude of saints shining forth in our Russian land, we should rejoice and be comforted, that we are not alone, but we have in Heaven our older brothers, our protectors and intercessors, who see all of our needs and hear all of our prayers and lamentations. Let us turn to them today with a heartfelt prayer for the Russian land and for the salvation of our souls, that they might by their prayers implore for us the mercy and grace of God: All saints of our land, pray to God for us! Amen.

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