Let Us Climb the Pillar Together with Saint Simeon of the Wonderful Mountain
How was it possible to stand day and night on a pillar? The life of Saint Simeon of the Wonderful Mountain, stylitism, grace, and the call to prayer.
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The Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council and the Creed
Between Ascension and Pentecost: the Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council, the Creed, John 17, and the confession of Christ as true God.
Why Should I Fast? The Two Pillars of the Christian Life
Why fasting and presence at the Divine Liturgy are the two visible pillars of Christian life and the objective sign of obedience to the Church.
Frequent or Rare? The Witness of the Holy Fathers Concerning Holy Communion
How often should Orthodox Christians receive Holy Communion? A patristic synthesis on preparation, confession, fasting, discernment, and the living Orthodox practice.
Entering the Mystery of the Holy Trinity
A patristic introduction to the Mystery of the Holy Trinity: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit confessed by Saint John, the Cappadocians, Saint Symeon, and Saint Gregory Palamas.
Will I Be Bored in Heaven?
Will I be bored in heaven? A patristic answer on paradise, the Kingdom of Heaven, the uncreated light, epektasis, the Liturgy, and eternal joy.
The Ascension of the Lord: Why Christ Departs and Yet Remains With Us
A patristic reading of the Ascension: Luke 24, Acts 1, Ephesians 4, human nature in glory, Pentecost, and Christian hope.
Saints Constantine and Helen, Equal to the Apostles: Recovering a Hagiographical Category
Why Saints Constantine and Helen are called Equal to the Apostles: Nicaea, the Holy Cross, isapostolos, and sanctity in the world.
Two Hearths, One Prayer: Sihăstria Putnei and Neamț Monastery in the Hesychast Century of Moldavia
Sihăstria Putnei and Neamț Monastery: two hesychast hearths of eighteenth-century Moldavia, from the Putna Saints to Saint Paisius Velichkovsky.
The Creation of the World in the Theology of Saint Basil the Great. The Homilies on the Hexaemeron
Saint Basil the Great and the Homilies on the Hexaemeron: creation out of nothing, light, firmament, stars, providence, and man as priest of the cosmos.