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The Triumph of Ascetic Experience

The Triumph of Ascetic Experience

03 April 2011

Archpriest Vladislav Sveshnikov

Reading and applying what we have read is already useful in itself, because it helps us to find out what God’s Will is. But that is not all that is contained in the concept of trying to learn what is ...

Sunday of St. John of the Ladder – One Step Short of Paradise

Sunday of St. John of the Ladder – One Step Short of Paradise

02 April 2011

Fr. Vasile Tudora

Becoming a Christian is easy, to stay however one requires exercise. A Christian athlete needs to fast not just during Great Lent, but year round so when the fast comes his body is adjusted, and he ...

Theology – the Way to Wholeness

Theology – the Way to Wholeness

01 April 2011

On Tithing

On Tithing

31 March 2011

What’s in a Troubled Mind?

What’s in a Troubled Mind?

30 March 2011

For the past few years I have been in love with a woman. I still love her, many months after I last saw her, while she doesn't love me. She is Orthodox. Faith plays an important part in her ...

Feed My Lambs

29 March 2011

Matushka Anastasia Karlgut

There he stood - his hair greasy and matted, his face dirty and unshaven. He wore an oversized shirt and a pair of stained jeans. But he spoke in a quiet and gentle voice that didn't match his ...

The Value of Silence

The Value of Silence

28 March 2011

Fr. Paul Kucynda

How seldom have long talks proved to be good and fruitful? Would not many if not most of the words we use (or text to one another) be better left unspoken? We speak about the events of the world, ...

Veneration of the Cross

Veneration of the Cross

26 March 2011

Archpriest Thaddaeus Hardenbrook

We are quickly approaching the middle of Lent! Our refrigerators have been depleted of non-fasting foods that happened to be there and are restocked with simple but satisfying foods. Our palette, ...

Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods!

Thou Shalt Have No Other Gods!

26 March 2011

Hieromartyr Hilarion (Troitsky)

Ask our contemporaries, how do they live, what do they live for? What is the most important thing in their lives? They will say it is family, work, social activities, business. A few will mention ...

Commenting and Posting on the Internet During Lent

Commenting and Posting on the Internet During Lent

25 March 2011

Fr. Oliver Herbel

So, in Lent, let us treat our use of the internet in such a manner that we seek to be ascetic in how often we engage in online conversations. We should begin by posting and commenting less. This ...

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