St. Philaret Prepares the Way with His First Sorrowful Epistle

St. Philaret Prepares the Way with His First Sorrowful Epistle St. Philaret Metropolitan of New York had to lead very wisely the clergy and faithful of His Church (ROCOR – Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia) who had already the…

“Patriarchate” of Moscow Breaks Communion with the Ecumenical “Patriarchate”

“Patriarchate” of Moscow Breaks Communion with the Ecumenical “Patriarchate In a boundary and authority fight, the “Patriarchate” of Moscow broke communion with the Ecumenical “Patriarchate”. Trouble started between the two “churches” when the Ecumenical “Patriarchate” suddenly remembered it could give…

THE 1983 ANATHEMA AGAINST ECUMENISM by Vladimir Moss

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

  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, Beloved Apostle and Evangelist

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”

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…