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.
The Name of God (V): Taking the Name in Vain — The Third Commandment and the Christian Responsibility for the Name
Final part of The Name of God series: the Third Commandment, taking the Name in vain, oaths, blasphemy, and guarding the Name through watchfulness.
Forgetfulness of God
Forgetfulness of God is not a simple lapse of memory, but a spiritual state in which the soul lives as though God were not.
How We Find God’s Will
How to distinguish God's will from self-will, sentimentalism, fatalism, and the search for signs, according to Scripture and the Holy Fathers.
On the Wearing of the Beard among Orthodox Christians
What Scripture, the Holy Fathers, the canons, and Orthodox iconography say about the beard, masculine image, and fidelity to Holy Tradition.
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.
From Petru Vodă Monastery to Platina: The Internationalization of Father Ilie Lăcătușu’s Cult Before His Canonization
How Father Ilie Lăcătușu's cult moved from the Petru Vodă milieu into The Orthodox Word at Platina before the Romanian Synod's canonization, and what questions this raises.
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.
Love: the Foundation, Measure, and Summit of the Christian Life
What love means in Orthodoxy: from the Holy Trinity and the Cross to family, children, forgiveness, the prodigal son, and love for enemies.