The Pope and His Followers

The Pope and his followers, having broken away from the Orthodox Church, did not remain in those Mysteries that were handed down to the Church from the Holy Apostles, but instead invented many novelties in the Holy Baptism, Divine Liturgy,…

There was an Elder who Ate Only One…

From the Lausaic History by Palladius Bishop of Helenopolis of Bithynia and later Bishop of Aspuna of Galatia There was an Elder who ate only one liter of bread (Roman liter = 327 grams) a day. He broke dried bread…

Christian Church

The Christian Church?

When we say “the Christian Church”, we mean the collection of those believing in Christ as the Saviour of the world and those who thus are in communion with God in that exact same profession of the Faith and Holy…

In the Last Days

St. Anatoly of Optina “My child, know that in the last days difficult times will come, as the Apostle says. And behold, due to the lack of piety, heresies and schisms will appear even in the churches, and as the…

These Ones Have the Large Churches…

Thoughts- Bishop Philaretos St. Gregory the Theologian writes, “These ones (the heretics, especially then the Arianists) have the houses, but we have the Dweller (the One who should be present in places dedicated to God).” Never forget that when the…