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Blessed John (Jacob) of Neamts, the New Chozebite

John the Romanian was not only a man of holy life and a strict ascetic; he was also a gifted creative personality. His poems remain as an unsurpassed example of spiritual poetry. We present one story by this ascetic of our times.

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The Senses and The Heart

Fr. James Guirguis

Both of our readings today give us a clear indication of what is required of us to be considered sons and daughters, the children of God.

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Finding Healing Through Sacrifice: Homily for the Sunday After the Exaltation of the Cross in the Orthodox Church

Fr. Philip LeMasters

It may seem strange that we devote certain periods of the Church year especially to the Cross because it is so characteristic of our entire life in Christ.

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Homily for the Sunday of the Canaanite Woman in the Orthodox Church

Fr. Philip LeMasters

This Canaanite woman is a tremendous model for us as Christians, for we so easily give up on the Lord and on ourselves.

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

“A Christian’s dignity is made known in tribulations”

Archpriest Artemy Vladimirov

With respect to today’s feast, we can say the following: Christians endure suffering for their faith that is no less onerous than that of the first centuries when the Gospel news was being spread across the earth.

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God Forbid that We Should Boast in Anything But the Cross of Christ

Fr. Peter Alban Heers

In a homily, given at Holy Trinity Seminary, in Jordanville, NY on September 24, 2017, the Sunday before the Elevation of the Holy Cross, Fr. Peter Alban Heers exhorts the faithful to boast in nothing but the Cross of Christ, wherein is found our Christian identity and our regeneration.

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Lessons Can Be Learned From Life's Pain

Fr. Barnabas Powell

Every September, Orthodox Christians around the world celebrate the Feast of the Precious Cross. Although its origins are rooted in history (the finding of the Cross by Empress Helena in Jerusalem, and its recovery two centuries later after being captured by the Persians), my appreciation for the feast this year was broadened by personal experience.

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Homily on the Exaltation of the Honorable and Life Giving Cross of the Lord

Archimdrite Kirill (Pavlov)

Made a little lower than the angels (cf. Ps. 8:6), the king to whom were subject all the earthly animals, man in paradise did not consider himself pleased with his state. Man desired what was not according to his organic, created nature, and thus was the first great sin committed.

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Twenty-six Patterns of Living to Enhance the Glory of Your Marriage

Dr. David Ford, Dr. Mary Ford

Be slow to criticize, and never criticize your spouse with exaggeration or scorn; and never criticize him/her in front of someone else.

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Thou Good and Faithful Servant

Commentary on the Gospel Reading for the Sixteenth Sunday of Pentecost

Archpriest Alexander Shargunov

“Time passes quickly, as a river flows,” says St. Nikolai Velimirovic, “and soon, I repeat,” he says, “soon will come the end of all things.” No one can return back from eternity, to take what he forgot here on Earth, and do what he did not do. Therefore, let us make haste to use the gifts we have received from God for acquiring eternal life.

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Struggling With Sexual Passion

Fr. Ted Bobosh

Chrysostom knew nothing of modern scientific theories on evolution and genetics, but he did think humans have a spiritual dimension given by God which humans needed to exercise in order to attain full human potential.

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“Today Mary is Born!”

A Laudation for the Nativity of the Theotokos

Archimandrite Iakinf (Unchulyak)

Those repenting of their sins, remembering death, desiring by the path of Confession to lay a beginning of a new life—all of you come, venture, proceed: our Savior loves you. Come, repent, forgive one another, confess, rejoice: The Mother of God awaits you, whose birth we now celebrate. Come, cast aside the old, adorn yourself in new clothes: The saints in Heaven await you, the Church awaits, priests wait for you to come to them for help—just come.

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Christians and Entertainment

Fr. John Whiteford

But in more practical terms, how should an Orthodox Christian in our times discern what entertainment is acceptable, and what should be avoided? Also, how do you deal with raising children in the context of the internet and ubiquitous access to it via various mobile devices?

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On Spiritual Fathers, Sins, Prayer and Salvation

Archimandrite Arsenie (Papacioc), Maria Borlovyanu

Every time I find myself in the Monastery of St. Mary in Techirghiol, I am filled with trepidation at the thought of the multitude of my sins, known and unknown. And my first desire is to go to the cell of the great spiritual father Arsenie (Papacioc), to at least take his blessing. And when you are honored with the great privilege of speaking with him, time begins to take on some kind of special dimension.

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Bad Company Corrupts Good Morals

When Lot Pitched His Tent Toward Sodom

Fr. John Whiteford

Fr. John shares from Genesis 13, providing a comparison between the corruption of Lot and the social mentality of the 21st century.

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A Patristic Checkmate on the Game of Thrones

Nun Cornelia (Rees)

This subject—Christians and media entertainment—needs to be revisited again and again, especially now that violent and blatantly pornographic content is being so artfully, even hypnotically presented to the mainstream.

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Solitude Is an Abyss of Soul Designed For God

Sergei Komarov

Solitude shows us who we are and gives us an opportunity to fill the “yawning abyss” of the human soul. Whether this vacuum is to be filled by God, or the “babble and rattle” of TV, or the escape from ourselves into the labyrinths of social media—the choice is in our hands. Our history knows examples that help us make a right decision.

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Medicine for Modernism

Priest George Maximov, Archimandrite Raphael (Karelin)

Now modernism acts more cautiously, systematically, and consistently, without loud slogans and excesses, but the scope of its struggle has become significantly wider. Modernism digs a deep mine under Orthodox dogmatics, while claiming that its only goal is to purify the later accretions to traditional beliefs.

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Can Women Be Saved Without Childbearing?

Archpriest Andrei Ovchinnikov

Today I would like to speak to the ladies. I will try to give practical advice on the theme: “woman and children”. I will warn you from the very beginning that it is not for all. I expect criticism and disagreement. But perhaps some will listen to me and try to look at their lives in the light of reflection on the suggested subject.

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“Father, I Want to Start a Family!”

Archimandrite Andreas (Konanos)

I pray to God that you all might find this path and meet the love of your life on it, and that you might walk hand-in-hand with them, and not that one be pulled here, and another there, but that you were both pulled to the East, that is, to Christ! I always pray to God, that you would experience the very greatest miracle—the feeling of God’s presence and love in our hearts and lives!

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