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Igumen Gregory (Zaiens), Elder Sophrony (Sakharov)

Psychology helps those in the West, but it is a dreadful when the Orthodox learn psychology and substitute it for the neptic tradition of the Church.

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Variations in the Spiritual Life (Teachings from Athos)

Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi

By staying within the bounds of obedience and duty, we enjoy the continuation of the presence of the Grace of Jesus and we become peaceful. All of this increases within us the experience of how we should fight.

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A Word from the Patriarch

The undermining of peoples’ moral foundation that we are witnessing now may lead to the dehumanization of the world. It is no coincidence that futurologists now raise the “post-human” theme more often, while “transhumanism”—a concept of nearly overcoming human nature and the appearance of a new class of rational beings—is becoming more and more popular.

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Do Not Lose the Fullness of Being

Homily on the 21st Sunday after Pentecost: Luke 8: 26-39

Hieromonk Pavel (Scherbachev)

The life filled with blessedness, which according to the Savior’s words, I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly (Jn. 10:10) man is called to inherit, is taken away from the wretch by the demon through passions and sin. Instead of becoming the foal of an ass upon which Christ seats Himself and leads him into the Kingdom of Heaven, the Jerusalem on high, he becomes a filthy swine, drowning in the sea of sins and passions.

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Spiritual Fatherhood and Modern Psychology: Thoughts for Consideration

Igumen Gregory (Zaiens)

In Orthodoxy salvation is a process of working to cleanse the inner man. In this process there are three stages of grace: the first is that of cleansing, the second enlightenment, and the third perfection, which is rare. We must repent and become cleansed of our wrong thoughts and sins, and then the mind can become enlightened by receiving thoughts of God.

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

The Life and Teachings of Elder Epiphanios Theodoropoulos of Athens

+ October 28/November 10

Fr. Josiah Trenham

He was once asked if he ever saw a vision, and he said, “Oh, my child, no, nor do I ever wish to see one. The only thing I want to see are my sins.” He was also asked if he’d seen miracles. “Miracles? Nothing but. The greatest miracle which I have seen is that God came down to earth to save me, the most sinful of people.”

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The love of God walks wounded through the world

Sermon on the day of holy Great Marty Demetrios the Myrrh-Gusher

Fr. Cyprian Negryanu

Such a death, in which everything, right down to his last movement, is done before Christ, before God, indicates that God was ceaselessly in his heart; it means that in his heart he unceasingly thought about Him; it means that his heart was in love with God and loved His every movement. Every movement and everything that happened with God were for him pain and joy—they were for him everything.

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Slow Learning

Fr. Stephen Freeman

I think it is possible to speak of the “soul” of a culture, its inner sense of itself and reason for being. How does it judge success? What does it mark as a hero?

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10 Famous Quotes from His Eminence Archbishop Justinian Chira

When man succeeds to love, in the true sense of the word, he becomes deified; he becomes godlike.

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How should an Orthodox Christian celebrate his birthday and name’s day?

Fr. Andrei Chizhenko

As we were created from non-existence for eternal life, we inscribe in our hearts, with the help of God, these great and beautiful words: This is the day which the Lord has made, let us rejoice and be glad in it.

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Overcoming Impulse Through Relaxation and the Prayer

Hieromonk Alexis (Trader)

For the Christian, the beauty and calmness of such a scene is never complete without a grateful ascent to God, knowing full well that “the sea is His, and He made it: and His hands formed the dry land”

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Learning to See and Serve Christ in Poor Lazarus

Homily for the 5th Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

Fr. Philip LeMasters

It is tempting to think that those who seem to have it all in this world are God’s favorites whose success is a reward for holiness and virtue. It is appealing to think that God’s kingdom is simply an eternal manifestation of the arrangements of this world, of life as we know it, where the powerful usually lord it over the weak and the rich almost always seem to get their way.

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What are the pleasures? Which are blameworthy and which are innocent?

Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi

‘Pleasures’ are those things which ‘give pleasure’ ηδονή) and sweeten our lives. They are dual like our human nature.

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The Prophet Hosea’s Personal Life

Deacon Pavel Serzhantov

The Lord showed through the prophet and through his family how the God-chosen nation lives, and what awaits them. The scene was rather horrifying: The beginning of the word of the Lord by Hosea. And the Lord said to Hosea, Go, take to thyself a wife of fornication, and children of fornication: for the land will surely go a-whoring in departing from the Lord (Hos. 1:2).

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Be Good Soil! The Parable of the Sower

Luke 8:5-15 Twenty First Sunday after Pentecost

Fr. Seraphim Holland

There are four kinds of men described in this parable, and, three of those kinds perished. All of humanity fits into one of these categories, and the majority will perish. This is true in our age, and has been true in every age.

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An Audience of None

Fr. Stephen Freeman

We are always “watching” from somewhere else, always engaging the false self with its criteria of judging, weighing, deciding. The world becomes a beauty contest but never a wedding.

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On the Sand or on the Stone of Faith?

Priest Valeriy Zakharov

On what is our spiritual building based? If it is based on the stone of firm faith, then there is no river or storm which can shatter it. But if we build it on sand, then it can collapse at sight.

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Blessed is the Generous Giver

Fr. Ted Bobosh

It is more blessed to give than to receive.

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The Good Witness of Becoming Our True Selves: Homily for the 6th Sunday of Luke in the Orthodox Church

Luke 8:26-39

Fr. Philip LeMasters

When we recognize this difficult truth about ourselves, we can understand at least a bit why the man in today’s gospel lesson wanted to leave his hometown and follow Jesus Christ.

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Reproving a Scoffer

Fr. John Whiteford

All of us at some point in our lives have been wicked, and inclined to scorn correction. But if we have any wisdom we should love those who justly rebuke us.

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