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Obedience If the work of redemption of mankind was performed by the obedience unto death of the incarnate Son of God to the Father, then every appointed position is nothing other than obedience to God, because the various kinds of…

“The Lord begins to reveal His power when a person sees that all human means for providing help to the person in need are feeble.” St. Ambrose of Optina

The Misuse of the Monastic Fathers’ Expression “The Royal Path” by Bishop Philaretos It is common in today’s world to try and convince someone of your beliefs even if that means purposely manipulating a term or a text in a…


A Sermon by Archbishop Seraphim (Ivanov) on the Transfiguration of Christ. On August 6/19 , the Orthodox Church celebrates one of the Great 12 Feast Days—that of the Transfiguration of the Lord on Mount Tabor, which is in what is…

makes: 16 prep: 15 min cooking: 10 min INGREDIENTS 120 ml / ½ cup maple syrup* 90 ml / ¼ + 1/8 cup tahini** 90 gr / 1 cup walnut halves, ground finely (approx. ¾ cup ground walnuts) 135 gr…


Falsehood is from the Evil One In the Scriptures, it is written that falsehood is from the evil one and that He is the “Father of lies” (John 8:44), while God is truth, for He Himself says, “I am the…

THE RUSSIAN CHURCH AND THE NEW CALENDAR The calendar question is sometimes considered to have been a temptation only for the Greek-speaking Orthodox Churches. However, the Russian Church, too, had to struggle with it. And in view of…