The Sin No One Confesses: Self Will
There is a sin that is rarely named in confession. It is not because it is uncommon. Quite the opposite. It is woven into so much of our daily life that we hardly recognize it as a sin at all.…
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In Loving Memory of Vera Smolonogova – Memory Eternal
With sorrow but with the joyful hope in resurrection in Christ, we announce the falling asleep in the Lord of our beloved sister in Christ, Vera Smolonogova of Sydney, Australia. Vera was a dear and faithful sister, beloved by so…
When Temptation Comes: The Victory Is in Standing Firm
There is a strange thing about the spiritual life that we often forget: the presence of temptation does not mean that we have already fallen. In fact, sometimes the very temptation that makes us feel weak can become the occasion…
Life Is Simply a Matter of Choices… Or Is It?
Life is a matter of choices. We hear it constantly. At first glance, it sounds profound. It is repeated in motivational speeches, business seminars, and self-help books. Success or failure, happiness or misery—it is all reduced to the choices we…
Following the Flame, Part XI: The Flame Still Burns
Before I conclude this series, I should say that these pages are only a glimpse of the journey. I didn’t write them to be an autobiography, nor an attempt to recount every event in my life. They are simply some…
THE TIMES OF CONFESSION – The Persecution of the True Faith in Our Days and Christ’s Victory over the Judgment of Men!
“We ought to obey God rather than men.”(Acts 5:29) By Archimandrite Adrian Every age of the Church has had its trials, every generation has borne its cross, and every period of unrest has required Christians to answer a question from…
VREMURILE MĂRTURISIRII – Prigoana dreptei credințe în zilele noastre și biruința lui Hristos asupra judecății oamenilor!
„Trebuie să ascultăm pe Dumnezeu mai mult decât pe oameni.”(Faptele Apostolilor 5, 29) De către Arhimandritul Adrian Fiecare veac al Bisericii și-a avut încercările sale, fiecare generație și-a purtat crucea ei, iar fiecare vreme de tulburare a cerut creștinilor să…
When the Devil Leaves You Alone….
There is a frightening question that very few Christians ever ask themselves: What if the greatest danger is not that the devil is attacking me—but that he has stopped bothering with me altogether? At first, the question seems absurd. Surely…
NU TE MAI PLÂNGE DE DIAVOL! PRIVEȘTE MAI ÎNTÂI LA CEL PE CARE ÎL HRĂNEȘTI ÎN SUFLETUL TĂU!
De către Arhimandritul Adrian Sunt oameni care se tem de întunericul nopții, de boală, de sărăcie, de răutatea lumii sau de puterea celui rău. Și, într-un anumit fel, fiecare dintre aceste temeri are o explicație. Lumea în care trăim nu…
Part Two – (What the Old Athonite Monks and all True Orthodox Monastics of Old Knew That We Have Forgotten-) Hidden Holiness: Remembering Mother Agathangeli
There are people whom one never forgets. Some impress us by their learning. Others by their eloquence. Still others by their accomplishments. But every now and then, God allows us to meet someone whose holiness is so genuine that it…