Tag Archives: Orthodoxy
What is the Church?
The Orthodox Church is the true Church of God on earth and maintains the fullness of Christ’s truth in continuity with the Church of the apostles. This awesome claim does not necessarily mean that Orthodox Christians have achieved perfection; for … Continue reading
Saint Mary-Mother of us all
The memory of the Church is maternal because the Church itself is our mother. Each of us, have been reborn in the womb of the baptismal font. The deepest point of the church is identity. The one woman who defines … Continue reading
Counting ourselves as nothing
Bear in mind the Lord’s words; when you shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, we are unprofitable servants, we have done that which was our duty to do. (Luke 17:10) This leads us to the … Continue reading
Preparation for Divine Liturgy is the key to receive full benefit
We need to absolutely prepare for the services. We should have some time of prayer before we attend the Divine Liturgy. And then when we go to the service, we are in harmony with the service and we are … Continue reading
Healing neuroses — suggestions and warnings
In this chapter, we will try to go into more depth about the ways to heal nervousness, discuss the spiritual approach to this problem, speak of psychotherapy, familiarize the reader with several methods of psychological self-help, offer recommendations of a … Continue reading
Godliness for healing
The healing of ‘spirit’ may be exemplified by St. Gregory of Nyssa, who said that curing the spirit is acquired by Godliness by those who gaze upon the Cross of Jesus, as the Israelites gazed on the staff of Moses: … Continue reading
Elder Aimilianos of Simonopetras-On Prayer
Excerpts on Prayer from The Authentic Seal: Spiritual Instruction and Discourses By Elder Aimilianos of Simonopetras, Mt. Athos. On Prayer (pp. 197-205) When we talk about internal prayer of the heart, we do not say petition of the heart, but … Continue reading
The Faith of the Mind and the Faith of the Heart
Human beings can have two kinds of faith. The first kind of faith, which has its seat in the mind, is the reasonable faith of acceptance. In this case, a person rationally accepts something and believes in what he has … Continue reading
The Spiritual heart
The heart is the inner person. It is the center of our personality where we encounter God and where we can make our free choice concerning Him. We can’t find our heart by our own efforts. We find our heart … Continue reading
Does Faith make sense?
Remember the word of the prophet, if a watchman sees the iniquity of a man and does not declare it, he shall be guilty for a lost soul. Therefore do not be silent but speak the truth in love. For … Continue reading
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