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Igumen Nektary (Morozov)

Here it is: "For the children of this world are in their generation wiser than the children of light (Lk. 16:8)." Our Lord Jesus Christ says these words in the Parable of the Unjust Steward. What for? In my view, the Savior wants to tell us that if we are willing to become the children of the Kingdom, then we have something to learn from the children of this age: They have their experience, skills and valuable findings that should in no way be ignored.

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When Religion Is Used As A Weapon

The Reading is from the Holy Gospel according to St. Luke (13:10-17)

Fr. James Guirguis

When our religious practices don’t start with the love of God, they become like weapons. They no longer can do good for us or for others. They no longer help us to heal but cause wounds.

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Grace Can Straighten That Which Sin Has Twisted

Commentary on the Gospel Reading for the Twenty-Seventh Sunday of Pentecost

Archpriest Alexander Shargunov

The woman, receiving the gift of healing, thanks the Lord. Man, having received healing by the mercy of God, cannot but thank God. It is natural for him, and it is a sign of his healing, because no one is able to bring praise to the Lord until his ailing soul has been healed. The grace of Christ can straighten everything that sin has twisted in our lives.

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It is Up to Us to Accept God

Fr. Valery Zakharov

God gathers the scattered ones. He teaches us his word. He tries to establish a connection with us. He wants us to be like him. On the contrary, we want to make him like us. We try to get him involved in our affairs, troubles, and worries. However, there are times when we stop looking down and lift our eyes to the sky. More often than not, these rare moments occur during the Liturgy.

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

The Most Childlike Feast

Archpriest Oleg Stenyayev

The feast of the Entrance of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple is known as the most childlike feast. Archpriest Oleg Stenyaev speaks on why this is so, and of what it reminds us adults.

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Exposing Our Darkness to Light

The Reading from the Epistle of St. Paul to the Ephesians. (5:8-19)

Fr. James Guirguis

Thankfully St. Paul gives us a way out of such a mess. He says “Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but expose them.” There are many ways that we can expose our sins but I will focus on the most important one, the one that the Church provides for all of it’s people, free of charge. The sacrament of confession.

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God’s Un-American View of the Poor and Why It Matters

Fr. Stephen Freeman

America has an odd view of the poor. It is a view that reveals much about the underlying theological assumptions that create and support our culture.

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On the Types of Tears

Archimandrite Cleopa (Ilie)

The elder Archimandrite Cleopa (Ilie, April 10, 1912-December 2, 1998) is widely known as a great spiritual father of Romanian monasticism and a guide for many laymen, thousands of whom went to him for spiritual aid. We offer here a fragment from the Russian publication of his book The Soul’s Worth, published by the Sretensky Monastery Publishing House.

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Sincere Religion

St. Sebastian Dabovich

On this commemoration day of St. Sebastian Dabovich, we present a chapter from his work, The Lives of the Saints. His words ring just as true today as they did when he wrote them in the late nineteenth century.

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Follow Me!

On the Lesson of Levi the Publican—the Apostle and Evangelist Matthew

Priest Leonid Kudryachov

He was once a regular Jew, not stupid, not rich, friendly. But then mammon beckoned him with an imperious gesture, and he began to serve it. His life sharply changed and he became a successful outcast: His work life was looking up, but his circle of friends dwindled to his co-workers.

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

The Joy of the Nativity Fast

Archpriest Pavel Gumerov

What forms of leisure are preferable in the Fast, to not lose your spiritual mindset? What to do if your name’s day or birthday falls during the Nativity Fast? Can we invite guests, and what should we feed them? Are the Fast and holidays compatible in general?

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The Testament of St. John Chrysostom's Life

Hieromartyr John Vostorgov

Great was his guilelessness and forgiveness of enemies, great was his patience in exile, where he endured the guards’ coarse treatment, heat and cold, hunger and thirst. His repose was touching.

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The Science of Gratitude to God: Step By Step

Archpriest Andrei Ovchinnikov

Today I want to reflect together with you, dear readers, on gratitude. And do you know why? Because the more grateful a man is, the closer to perfection he is, and that means to God.

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Jairus and the Bleeding Woman: Homily for the 21st Sunday After Pentecost in the Orthodox Church

Fr. Philip LeMasters

We read in today’s gospel passage about two very different people who approached Jesus Christ in different ways

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(VIDEO): The Secret to a Happy Marriage

Bishop Tikhon (Shevkunov)

Love is important, but it comes and goes...but what is at the core of a happy relationship is friendship, the insatiable interest in talking to the other person, discovering each other's depth. Oh, and of course, when the woman is the wise, invaluable helper of her husband.

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Figure It Out Yourself

Fr. Ted Bobosh

Wisdom is as an essential element of our Scriptures and Tradition as is any set of rules or rubrics that have been offered to the faithful. And yet, Wisdom is often given a secondary place in the pedagogy of the Church as many in leadership roles prefer to lay down the law of God rather than to wrestle with Wisdom.

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Try to Love Your Enemies and You Will Sleep Peacefully at Night

Archimandrite Andreas (Konanos)

Love is higher than justice, according to the Greek preacher and theologian Archimandrite Andreas (Konanos).

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Healing of two possessed in Gergesene

Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom) of Surozh

Isn’t that what happens so often to us? We feel that we are in danger, we are in need, we turn to God, we claim His attention, we want things to be the way we choose—and there is silence; God seems to be asleep; and we suspect that He does not care, that He is like Christ, sleeping peacefully with His head on a cushion, while we, His creatures, cry, wail in our agony…

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Will These Human Bones Come to Life?

St. John (Maximovich) of Shanghai and San Francisco

A Sermon given in 1948, when once again there seemed to be absolutely no hope for the deliverance of Russia from the Communist Yoke.

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Lessons from the Brother of the Lord

Fr. James Guirguis

As a change of pace today I thought I would take some time to tell you about Saint James the brother of the Lord and some of his work.

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