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Word of a Pastor V: How to Read the Bible

Word of a Pastor V: How to Read the Bible

20 September 2014

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia

Today everyone can acquire a Bible, open it, and begin reading. What does one need for this reading to lead to positive results, to be saving? And can one read the Bible as one would read an ordinary ...

Word of a Pastor IV: On Holy Scripture

Word of a Pastor IV: On Holy Scripture

11 September 2014

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia

It is fairly difficult for modern man to understand the Bible. In the narrative are often found unusual literary forms, expressions, and images. Because of this, the untrained reader shrugs in ...

Word of a Pastor III: On Divine Revelation

Word of a Pastor III: On Divine Revelation

04 September 2014

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia

Natural revelation alone is not enough to explain the universe to everyone. It happens that observation of the surrounding world brings people to different and often opposite conclusions. Therefore ...

Word of a Pastor II: On the Knowledge of God

Word of a Pastor II: On the Knowledge of God

26 August 2014

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia

The entire history of mankind is a history of God-seeking, for life’s main question – the question of God – has always tormented people. The history of civilization offers a vivid picture of such ...

Word of a Pastor I: On Faith

Word of a Pastor I: On Faith

20 August 2014

Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia

This “I will not believe” has been pronounced by people throughout the entire time separating us from the event of the Resurrection. Some receive news of the Resurrection with an open heart and joy; ...

Was Moses Really the Author of the Pentateuch?

Was Moses Really the Author of the Pentateuch?

15 August 2014

Dr. Andrei Desnitsky

How should the Orthodox be? I would suggest, above all, not imposing grievous ties on oneself by confusing the stubbornness of Protestant fundamentalism with Patristic Tradition. For them, the ...

On Prayer XXXII: Life is Impossible Without Prayer

On Prayer XXXII: Life is Impossible Without Prayer

09 August 2014

Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

In prayer one needs to be absolutely honest. Here there can’t be anything ambiguous or artificial. We need to stand before God as we are and say to Him what needs to be said, what we are thinking and ...

XXXI: Prayer to the Saints

XXXI: Prayer to the Saints

07 August 2014

Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

The saints are above all our heavenly friends, who can help us progress on the path to salvation, on the path to God. And only secondarily are saints those that can help us in specific everyday ...

On Prayer XXX: Prayer to the Mother of God

On Prayer XXX: Prayer to the Mother of God

02 August 2014

Metropolitan Hilarion (Alfeyev)

When I was studying in England, my professor – an elderly Orthodox bishop – often invited me for studies in his home. I would go to his house, and his elderly mother would open the door for me ...

Jesus: The Recipe for Peace for the Middle East

Jesus: The Recipe for Peace for the Middle East

30 July 2014

Archpriest Panayiotis Papageorgiou, Ph.D.

So, I raise the question: What is the solution that can lead to Peace in the Holy Land and the Middle East? And my answer is, Jesus, Yeshua (ישוע),ʿĪsā - al Masih (عيسى)!!!

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