RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
И. И. Волошин Проехал я довольно пространства, видел людей набожных посреди мiра и в монастырях. Эти люди ныне крайне редки и то с весьма малым знанием, а иные со смешанными понятиями, а оттого, что в мед подливают деготь, т. е.…
This article examines important theological and historical aspects of the veneration of relics in the Church, warning against counterfeits and clarifying the criteria of true church tradition in contrast to false relics.
Статья рассматривает важные богословские и исторические аспекты почитания мощей в Церкви, предостерегая от подделок и разъясняя критерии истинного церковного предания в противовес лжемощам.
There is a question confronting Orthodox Christians with increasing urgency: Can the Church change her Tradition in order to accommodate the modern world? We hear the language everywhere: “The Church must adapt.” “We must reinterpret Tradition.” “We cannot remain trapped…
If at this very moment we were to uncover the slab of a most decent tomb, and someone within were to speak to us, the very first word he would utter would be “VANITY.” And he would say: O mortal,…
The Seven Holy Sleepers of Ephesus: A Witness to the Resurrection There are places in the Holy Land and throughout the ancient Christian world where history and the living faith of the Church seem to meet in a particularly powerful…
There is a sin that is rarely named in confession. It is not because it is uncommon. Quite the opposite. It is woven into so much of our daily life that we hardly recognize it as a sin at all.…
Before I conclude this series, I should say that these pages are only a glimpse of the journey. I didn’t write them to be an autobiography, nor an attempt to recount every event in my life. They are simply some…
