RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
A LETTER FROM METROPOLITAN PHILARET (VOZNESENSKY) TO A PRIEST OF THE CHURCH ABROAD CONCERNING FATHER DIMITRY DUDKO AND THE MOSCOW PATRIARCHATE Exerpts from St.Metr.Philaret’s letter: “I should also like to note the following. The Catacomb Church in Russia relates to…
THE 1983 ANATHEMA AGAINST ECUMENISM Written by Vladimir Moss Looking back over the last one hundred years of Church history, we see no acts of primary importance that have been undertaken by the Orthodox Church as a whole, no Ecumenical…
Self-Love by St. Ambrose of Optina Our self-love interferes and opposes every good deed of ours, spoils it and corrupts it, and it especially hinders the offering of pure prayer to God. From egoism and self-love come all misfortunes.…
Saint John the Theologian, Apostle and Evangelist The Apostle and Evangelist St. John, called the Theologian, was the son of Salome and Zebedee, a fisherman of Galilee. Zebedee possessed rather vast holdings, workers and was a member of some importance…
Icon of the Mother of God of “The Myrtle Tree” Commemorated on September 24 The Icon of the Most Holy Theotokos “Of the Myrtle Tree” (Myrtidiotissa) is in the monastery church of Myrtides on the Greek island of Kythera. It derives…
Document showing the decision of “Metropolitan” Agafangel (ROCOR/A) to ordain the up till then married priest Roman Radwan to the episcopacy with the blessings of “Patriarch” Irenaeus of Jerusalem. When did “Patriarch” Irenaeus cut all ties with World Orthodoxy and…
Pope Francis conducted an ecumenical prayer on September 24 at the Riga Dome Cathedral. The Ring Dome Cathedral belongs to the Latvian Evangelical Lutheran Church. “Our mission today calls us to preserve unity, and this, in turn, requires us to…
The Path to Salvation Our salvation, according to St. Peter Damascene, is located between fear and hope, so that we do not have self-confidence and do not despair, but with blessed hope in the mercy and help of God, we…
Obedience If the work of redemption of mankind was performed by the obedience unto death of the incarnate Son of God to the Father, then every appointed position is nothing other than obedience to God, because the various kinds of…
Holy Great Martyr Eustathios was named Placidas before Baptism. He was a military commander under the emperors Titus (79-81 AD) and Trajan (98-111 AD). Even beore he came to know Christ, Placidas did acts of charity, helping the poor and…
