Sunday of All Saints By Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh
In the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. To-day we are keeping the Day of All Saints, of all those who have heard Christ speak, whose hearts and minds have been set afire, and went out into the world to bring to the whole world the gWhat is Most Important By by Archpriest Lev Lebedev and Archimandrite Alexander
The Tragic Two-sidedness of Our World FROM EARLY CHILDHOOD we are constantly confronted by the unpleasant fact that the world in which we live is two-sided and contradictory. On one hand, it is majestic and beautiful. Nature enchants us with herThe Ten Commandments By Bishop Alexander (Mileant)
The Laws of Nature and Morality Among the innumerable ethical laws and rules that regulate human behavior the most concise, clear and important are the Ten commandments. Although they were written many thousands of years ago when social conditionsElder Paisios the New of Mount Athos (Part 2) By Hieromonk Damascene
Small Blessing of a Few “Nuts.” Fr. Paisios - Mount Athos I once again thank the Good God Who does not loathe me, His detestable child, but as an affectionate Father always provides His blessings for me, even more so on feast daysElder Paisios the New of Mount Athos (Part 1) By Hieromonk Damascene
The Elder’s Love. Elder Paisios the New of Mount Athos In the words of H. Middleton, author of the recently published Precious Vessels of the Holy Spirit, Elder Paisios of Mount Athos, “perhaps more than any other contemporary elder,Optina: the holy little corner By Fr. Basil Tigrov
A Trip to Optina O Holy Optina! What heart would not tremble, recalling you? O unforgettable days - the days of my stay in that holy monastery! Who will give me the power of creativity, so as to worthily and faithfully reproduce that whole picture,Instructions of the Holy Fathers on Spiritual Life By Bishop Alexander (Mileant)
Introduction This booklet appears as the first in a series of collections, from which we intend to publish the selected instructions of Orthodox ascetic fathers concerning Christian living. In compiling this first collection, the following books wer In 1793 an ecclesiastical mission was composed in Valaam Monastery and sent to preach the Word of God to the natives of Northwestern America, who ten years before had come under Russian rule. Among the members of this mission was the Monk Herman, theThe Essence of Christianity (Part 1) By Bishop Alexander (Mileant)
Since Christianity has been in existence for two thousand years, one might expect that the teaching of our Lord Jesus Christ would have been studied in depth, understood, and thoroughly explained by this time. However, the presence of so many sects o It is a great good to give oneself up to the will of God. Then the Lord alone is in the soul. No other thought can enter in, and the soul feels God’s love, even though the body be suffering. When the soul is entirely given over to the will o