RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
Archbishop Averky wrote: “Zeal for God, zeal for the Truth is not “phariseeism,” just as “humility” before the enemies of God, the enemies of the Church, before diabolical Evil, is not the true and saving humility of the Publican, but…
The Need to Feel the Fulfilment of Your Role Our first goal is to find the True Faith, the Faith of the Apostles and Fathers as direct descendants having the words of the Word. St. Symeon the God-bearer was searching…
Archbishop Averky of Syracuse and Jordanville remarked saying, “O, how great now is the dulling of conscience even of those people who consider themselves believers-the clouding of their minds and hearts, so that seeing, they do not see, and hearing,…
Archbishop Averky of Syracuse and Jordanville A terrible, unrelieved, hopeless unscrupulousness has taken possession of many people. The true doctrine of the faith and the Church for which the first Christians died in such tortures has become a hollow sound…
Again today, with a very deep sigh and a mood that was like the gray sky outside of my window, I sat down and reread a quote by my beloved Archbishop Averky. The below quote may seem depressing to some,…
It is true that we can find and relate to things coming from different sources. The Church Fathers and Desert Saints found interesting quotes to apply to life even in ancient works written by idolaters. However, we must be extremely…
Last year he would never have dared to vow that he will try all year to keep the fast days. Fasting always seemed strenuous to him. He thought of fasting as nice but not really applicable to him. In the…
The Father of Fathers St. Gregory of Nyssa tells us, We regard falling from God’s friendship as the only thing dreadful, and we consider becoming God’s friend the only thing worthy of honor and desire.
The Ancient Greek adage “Know Thyself” («Γνῶθι σαὐτόν») often attributed to Chilon of Sparta (600 BC) but also to multiple other Greek philosophers, was one of the Delphic maxims and the first of three aphorisms inscribed on the pronaos of the Temple…
By Bishop Nikolai Velimirovic Two ancient stories I The story of the White Christ Once upon a time, long, long ago, the first Christian missionaries came to Scandinavia from the East. They were Syrians, with pronounced dark complexions. The fair-looking…
