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.…
This article examines important theological and historical aspects of the veneration of relics in the Church, warning against counterfeits and clarifying the criteria of true church tradition in contrast to false relics.
Статья рассматривает важные богословские и исторические аспекты почитания мощей в Церкви, предостерегая от подделок и разъясняя критерии истинного церковного предания в противовес лжемощам.
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.
There is a question confronting Orthodox Christians with increasing urgency: Can the Church change her Tradition in order to accommodate the modern world? We hear the language everywhere: “The Church must adapt.” “We must reinterpret Tradition.” “We cannot remain trapped…
