Abbot Nikon Vorobiev — A Book You Can Always Read
Abbot Nikon Vorobiev, author of the letters «Repentance Is Left to Us», is one of the great Russian spiritual fathers of the twentieth century, a teacher of repentance and humility.
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Saint Nicander of Pskov: The Hermit of the Marshes and the Trial of His Glorification
The life, hesychast struggle, and veneration of Saint Nicander of Pskov (1507-1581), the northern hermit of the marshes of Porkhov.
Saint Luke of Crimea: An Unretouched Portrait of an Inconvenient Confessor
Beyond the gentle healer of popular piety: the severity, the exiles, the Stalin Prize and the real sanctity of Saint Luke of Crimea, feast day June 11.
The Book of Revelation – Part 3: The Lamb and the Heavenly Liturgy
Part 3 of the Revelation series: the centre of the book is not the beast, but the Lamb and the heavenly Liturgy, where judgment and hope are revealed together.
The Psalter and Its Reading — The School of Prayer
The Psalter is the Church’s school of prayer: the book through which Christians learn to pray with the psalms, attentiveness, order, and heart.
Saint Cyril of Alexandria: The Seal of the Fathers and the Boundary Between Faith and Error
Saint Cyril of Alexandria defended the name Mother of God at Ephesus and showed the boundary between Orthodox faith and heresy.
The Apostles’ Fast: The Fast of Those Who Are Sent
The Apostles’ Fast is not merely an abstinence before a feast, but the fast of those who are sent — a preparation for the apostolic work of the whole Church.
All Saints’ Sunday: The Fruit of Pentecost
All Saints’ Sunday reveals the fruit of Pentecost: the Holy Spirit makes human beings holy, known and unknown, from every age and condition.
Non-Commemoration After the Council of Crete: A Plain Explanation
After the Council of Crete, some faithful ceased commemorating their hierarch, appealing to Canon 15 of the First-Second Council. But that canon has an essential condition: the heresy must be preached openly and already condemned by the Church. Without this threshold, walling-off risks being not confession but division.
Saint Xenia of Petersburg, the Fool for Christ
The life of Saint Xenia of Petersburg: widowhood, foolishness for Christ, the gift of foresight, and her living intercession at Smolensk Cemetery.