I'm very pleased to announce the republication in book form of my translation of select works by St. Dimitry of Rostov. I formerly had a post on my blog with a PDF version, entitled “Instruction on the Path of Virtue.” I have spent a bit of time revising and editing it for publication in print …
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The Divine Liturgy is the Axis of the Wheel of Life
Below the reader will find my translation from the Russian of sermon number 22 by St. Seraphim (Zvezdenski), On the Divine Liturgy. This is the final sermon in the series. The preceding sermons may be found by clicking here. I posted the first sermon on my blog in June of 2021. Now, about two years …
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The Unity of Christ and the Collective of Antichrist
“They will do all these things to you on account of My Name, because they do not know the One Who sent Me” (Jn 15:21). The birth of the spirit of Uniatism On June 5th, of the year 1595, nine Ruthenian1 Orthodox Bishops gathered in the city of Brest (in modern-day Belarus) to formulate and …
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The Gatekeepers and the Kingdom of Heaven
Almost anything, even profitable things, maybe twisted by men for improper use. The Old Testament Law and Covenant were good, as the Scriptures testify. Yet, many a person in the Old Testament abused the good revelation of God to Moses on Sinai for their own means and ends. Numerous books of the Prophets clearly address …
Salvation in No Other Name: Christians! You Must Know Christ!
Here is a spectacle worthy of bitter lamentation: Christians who do not know in what Christianity consists! St. Ignatius Brianchaninov The reader will find below a most pertinent letter by St. Ignatius Brianchaninov. In it, he addresses mentalities and ideas that have only become more accentuated in our times. As Orthodox Christians, St. Ignatius calls …
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The Desert: the End Time Dwelling for the Church
“These things I have spoken to you, in order that you should not be made to stumble. They shall put you out of the synagogues; yea, moreover there comes an hour that everyone who kills you should think that he offers God a service” (Jn. 16:1-2). The path of a true Christian can be nothing …
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The Priestly Preparation of the Divine Liturgy
Below is my translation from the Russian of the eighth sermon by New Hieromartyr Seraphim (Zvezdinski) on the Divine Liturgy. The preceding sermons may be found here. This is a continuing series. Sermon 8 The Lord says, “I am the bread which came down from heaven” (Jn. 6:41). The bread is His Divine Body and …
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The Suicide of Western Society and the Only Hope for its Resurrection
Below the reader will find an excerpt from the introduction by Fr. Seraphim (Rose) of blessed memory to The Vita Patrum, the Life of the Fathers, by St. Gregory of Tours. Although sadly, the work is currently out of print, it is nonetheless of monumental value to Christians in the West (I would encourage St. Herman Press …
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The Body as a Temple of the Holy Spirit
“Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit?” (1 Cor. 6:19) At current, there is a war against humanity. This war started in the garden of Eden. The devil seeks to pervert, twist, and even destroy the image of man. He does so because man is created in the …
The Talisman Mask
It seems that various places are once again promoting the mask talisman as a protection against viruses. Wearing a mask does not protect other people from a virus. Wearing ones does not protect you from a virus. I'm not making a political statement, I'm making a statement based on research into the matter. It should …
The Inkless Pen 