Nun Vassa (Larin)

Coffee with Sister Vassa: On the Publican and the Pharisee, the Prodigal Son and Valentine’s Day

Coffee with Sister Vassa: On the Publican and the Pharisee, the Prodigal Son and Valentine’s Day

09 February 2015

Nun Vassa (Larin)

It is the month of February now and, in the Byzantine liturgical calendar, we have begun our preparation for Lent: that is, the long fasting period before the Feast of Easter. In church, we now sing ...

Coffee with Sr. Vassa: St. John Chrysostom and the Rut of People Pleasing

Coffee with Sr. Vassa: St. John Chrysostom and the Rut of People Pleasing

26 November 2014

Nun Vassa (Larin)

There is a lot more to be said about St. John Chrysostom, but I will only note the following – he was not a people pleaser. And that means, that he did not sacrifice who he was, and that was a ...

Coffee with Sr. Vassa: The Protection of the Mother of God, or Impropriety is no Obstacle to Prayer

Coffee with Sr. Vassa: The Protection of the Mother of God, or Impropriety is no Obstacle to Prayer

14 October 2014

Nun Vassa (Larin)

The history of this feast is different in the Greek and Russian Orthodox Churches, but the meaning is essentially the same: it celebrates the prayers of the Virgin Mary, of the Mother of God for the ...

Coffee with Sr. Vassa: St. Basil and His Inconsistency

Coffee with Sr. Vassa: St. Basil and His Inconsistency

25 September 2014

Nun Vassa (Larin)

Today I would like to reflect on what I find is St. Basil's most striking quality…. his inconsistency.

Living Tradition in the City: Talk by Sister Dr. Vassa Larin University of Vienna, Austria

Living Tradition in the City: Talk by Sister Dr. Vassa Larin University of Vienna, Austria

12 September 2014

Nun Vassa (Larin)

So the point I’m actually making is that this very unfortunate thought, that somehow it’s the monastics who have the real spiritual life, and sort of waiting around for some future, more appropriate ...

Coffee with Sr. Vassa: On St. Irenaeus, the Religious Elitism and the Church

Coffee with Sr. Vassa: On St. Irenaeus, the Religious Elitism and the Church

06 September 2014

Nun Vassa (Larin)

Speaking about France, today we will talk about a very important saint and early Church Father who was bishop of the city of Lyon in the second century, St. Irenaeus. He was the first to reflect ...

Growing Through Suffering: On Sts. Joachim and Anna

Growing Through Suffering: On Sts. Joachim and Anna

05 August 2014

Nun Vassa (Larin)

Whatever suffering we might experience today, let’s remember the opportunities that are hidden in any experience of suffering.

Coffee with Sr. Vassa: St.Macrina and the Rewards of Solitude

Coffee with Sr. Vassa: St.Macrina and the Rewards of Solitude

22 July 2014

Nun Vassa (Larin)

Coffee with Sr.Vassa: Faith and Doubt in the Resurrection

Coffee with Sr.Vassa: Faith and Doubt in the Resurrection

27 April 2014

Nun Vassa (Larin)

Thomas was not the first disciple to doubt the news of the Resurrection. In fact none of Christ disciples believed this news when they first heard it from the women who had been to the empty grave.

Coffee with Sr. Vassa -Easter/Pascha

Coffee with Sr. Vassa -Easter/Pascha

20 April 2014

Nun Vassa (Larin)

The state of death for body and soul to separate is not natural for us. Our original form of existing is not only spiritual. We were created as body and soul and our physical form of existing is not ...

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