RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
“A prayer meeting where nobody needs to believe the same thing, where one humanity worships many gods, and where religious indifference has apparently become the new religion!” How beautiful! Centuries of theological disputes, martyrs, confessors, and struggles to preserve the…
I thank a dear spiritual brother for giving me a “heads-up” on this one. The article states that spitting is no longer significant. I think I understand if someone spits on me!
It seems that “Patriarch” Bartholomew and his followers are more concerned with keeping the world green than with preserving the Faith. Of course, we should respect nature and care for God’s creation. But why are we so troubled by the…
To a Spiritual Child Regarding Luke of Crimea and How We, Genuine Orthodox Christians, Ought to View Him Dear ……., You asked me to inform you regarding the topic of Luke of Crimea and whether we, the Genuine Orthodox Christians,…
I. I. Voloshin The Canonization by the Moscow Patriarchate of Archbishop Luke of Crimea (Voino-Yasenetsky) as a Sign of the Times “I have traveled quite a distance, seen devout people in the midst of the world and in monasteries. These…
И. И. Волошин Проехал я довольно пространства, видел людей набожных посреди мiра и в монастырях. Эти люди ныне крайне редки и то с весьма малым знанием, а иные со смешанными понятиями, а оттого, что в мед подливают деготь, т. е.…
Many people welcome the truth when it comforts them, but resist it when it demands repentance. Yet Christ did not promise that truth would always make us comfortable. He promised that it would make us free. The Christian life requires us to love the truth more than our pride, our reputation, and our desire to remain unchanged.
También, luego de diversas conversaciones sobre asuntos eclesiológicos, mantenidas entre el Obispo Víctor y el Padre Siluán, se ha preparado el siguiente texto: Existen falsas acusaciones publicadas, que afirman que el Sínodo de la Iglesia Vero-Ortodoxa Rusa (de…
Среди наиболее часто неверно употребляемых слов нашего Господа — слова, произнесённые Им в Его Первосвященнической молитве: «Да будутъ вси едино» (Ин. 17:21). Эти священные слова ныне нередко приводятся как оправдание всякого рода экуменических компромиссов, межрелигиозных молитвенных собраний и некоего неопределённого…
Among the most frequently misused words of our Lord are those spoken in His High Priestly Prayer: “That they all may be one” (John 17:21) These sacred words are often quoted today as a justification for every form of ecumenical…
