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.
Category Patristic Orthodoxy
Essays on patristic discernment, living Tradition, spiritual authority, and the difference between Orthodox confession, ideology, and religious mythology.
Patristic Discernment
True Orthodoxy
Essays on patristic criteria, living Tradition, and the discernment between confession, ideology, and religious mythology.
Core Article
What Does “True Orthodoxy” Mean?
Four patristic criteria for judging tradition, authority, and spiritual fruit soberly.
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.
How the Platina Monastery Passed from ROCOR to the Serbian Patriarchate
How did St. Herman of Alaska Monastery at Platina, founded under ROCOR with St. John Maximovitch, end up under the Serbian Patriarchate? Documented account.
The Layman and Discernment in the Church: A Duty of Baptism
A patristic answer to “Who are you to judge?”: lay discernment, the royal priesthood, receptio, and the responsibility received in Baptism.
The Case of Gleb Podmoshensky and the Preparation of Father Seraphim Rose’s Glorification: What the Orthodox Reader Should Know
A documented Orthodox analysis of Gleb Podmoshensky, Platina, ROCOR and the questions surrounding Father Seraphim Rose's glorification/canonization.
Beauty — A Name of God
A patristic reflection on beauty as a divine name, uncreated light, the restored image of man, and the goal of Christian life.
Why are there only three Theologians in the Orthodox Church?
Why has the Church called only Saint John the Evangelist, Saint Gregory of Nazianzus, and Saint Symeon the New Theologian by the rare title Theologian? A patristic clarification of prayer, vision, and theology.
Obedience in the Family
A continuation of the article on obedience: husband, wife, and children in the Christian order of the family, according to Scripture and the Holy Fathers.
To Whom Should We Offer Obedience?
Confessor, spiritual father, and the layman's obedience in the Tradition of the Fathers: what obedience is, where its limits are, and why it is not blind submission.
Seraphim Rose Canonized by ROCOR: What Happened in Munich and What Remains Unclear
Seraphim Rose canonized by ROCOR? The Munich decision opened preparations for glorification, but did not yet complete the act.