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.
Saint Nina, “Equal to the Apostles”: How One Woman Enlightened a Whole Nation
The life of Saint Nina, Equal to the Apostles: the grapevine cross, the Christianization of Iberia, King Mirian, and the apostolic calling of women.
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 Apostolic Couple in the Early Church. Andronicus and Junia, Aquila and Priscilla, Philemon and Apphia
Andronicus and Junia, Aquila and Priscilla, Philemon and Apphia: three apostolic families showing the house as little church and marriage as shared ministry.
Why We Must Read the Holy Fathers. Books, Not Podcasts
Why reading the Holy Fathers forms Orthodox discernment and cannot be replaced by podcasts, Telegram posts, or sentimental religious books.
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.