HOPE FOR EUROPE

By Priest Marco Mannini Giorgi ORTHODOXY AS HOPE FOR THE PEOPLES OF EUROPE Twenty-first-century Europe has undoubtedly given itself a well-defined socio-political identity, shaping itself according to a capitalist-liberal model and the cohesion of its member states, as a united,…

Humility is not thinking less of yourself; it is seeing yourself truthfully before God.

The Cult of Self-Esteem vs. Orthodox Humility

Modern culture teaches self-esteem as the answer to life’s problems, but the Orthodox Church offers a very different path. Drawing on the wisdom of St. Isaac the Syrian, this article explores the difference between the modern cult of self-esteem and the liberating truth of Christian humility.

Come and dwell in us!

Where Shall We Find the Holy Spirit?

The Feast After the Feast: Where Shall We Find the Holy Spirit? Today, on the day following the great Feast of Pentecost, the Holy Church gathers us together for the Synaxis of the Holy Spirit. It is a feast that…

„Și voi turna din Duhul Meu peste tot trupul.” (Ioil 3, 1)

Cincizecimea: Împlinirea Făgăduinței Tatălui

„Și voi turna din Duhul Meu peste tot trupul.” (Ioil 3, 1) Astăzi, Sfânta Biserică Ortodoxă prăznuiește luminata și de-viață-făcătoarea sărbătoare a Sfintei Cincizecimi. La cincizeci de zile după Învierea lui Hristos și la zece zile după slăvita Sa Înălțare…

radiant and life-giving Feast of Holy Pentecost

the tri-hypostatic Godhead: One power, one essence, one divinity

“I will pour out My Spirit upon all flesh.”  (Joel 2:28) Today the Holy Orthodox Church celebrates the radiant and life-giving Feast of Holy Pentecost. Fifty days after the Resurrection of Christ and ten days after His glorious Ascension, the…

The Tragedy of Comfortable Christianity

There was a time when to be a Christian meant danger. To confess Christ meant the possibility of exile, ridicule, poverty, imprisonment, or death. The early Christians entered the Church knowing that they might lose everything for the sake of…

Community RTOC of Padua

Mission of the RTOC in Padua, Italy

In a time of great spiritual confusion and dogmatic compromise, the small confessing Orthodox community in the province of Padua, Italy, came into being through the labor, sacrifice, and tireless efforts of Archimandrite Adrian and Nun Arsenia, who undertook a…

Community RTOC of Padua

Misiunea Bisericii Adevărat Ortodoxe Ruse (RTOC) din Padova, Italia.

Într-o vreme de mare confuzie duhovnicească și compromis dogmatic, mica comunitate ortodoxă mărturisitoare din provincia Padova (Italia) a luat naștere prin osteneala, jertfa și lucrarea neobosită a Arhimandritului Adrian și a monahiei Arsenia, care au dus o luptă duhovnicească dificilă…

UNA NUOVA MISSIONE IN ITALIA

Cantate al Signore un canto nuovo, la Sua lode nell’Assemblea dei Giusti. (Salmo 149) Nella settimana VI di Pasqua, il giorno della gloriosa Ascensione del Redentore Gesù Cristo, la piccola comunità di Pagliara, in Abruzzo, si è radunata presso la…