Much Devotion About Nothing: When “Religious” Activity Becomes a Substitute for Prayer
Much Devotion About Nothing. When religious activity replaces prayer.
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Praying by the Prayer Rope: The Monastic Tradition of Replacing Written Prayers with the Jesus Prayer
Among the ancient traditions of Mount Athos and the monasteries influenced by Athonite spirituality throughout Greece, and in full accordance with the Fathers of the Desert, is the practice of praying by the prayer rope (komboskini) in place of written…
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,…
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.
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…
La Divinità triipostatica: un’unica Potenza, un’unica Essenza, un’unica Divinità
«Io effonderò il Mio Spirito sopra ogni carne.» (Gioele 2,28) Oggi la Santa Chiesa Ortodossa celebra la luminosa e vivificante festa della Santa Pentecoste. Cinquanta giorni dopo la Risurrezione di Cristo e dieci giorni dopo la Sua gloriosa Ascensione, si…
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…
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…