Spirituality

Much Devotion About Nothing: When “Religious” Activity Becomes a Substitute for Prayer

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William Shakespeare gave the English language the enduring phrase Much Ado About Nothing, a title that captures the human tendency...

Praying by the Prayer Rope: The Monastic Tradition of Replacing Written Prayers with the Jesus Prayer

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The Cult of Self-Esteem vs. Orthodox Humility

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Modern culture teaches self-esteem as the answer to life’s problems, but the Orthodox Church offers a very different path. Drawing...

Where Shall We Find the Holy Spirit?

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The Tragedy of Comfortable Christianity

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The Silence of Christ Before Pilate

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The Ascension of Christ: Our Humanity Enthroned in Heaven

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The Fragmented Heart

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The Theatre of Piety: On the Illusion of “Being Spiritual” Without Repentance

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Sacred Rest (Ἀργία ➤Argia) — Keeping Sundays and Holy Days Sacred in the Orthodox Christian Life

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