RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
My first pilgrimage to Jerusalem lasted only a short time – several weeks, but some of its effects would remain with me for all the years. Among the many blessings of that journey was the opportunity to meet monks and…
+ Bishop Philaretos As I grow older, people sometimes ask me why I chose the path I did. Much worse, and much more painful, are those who propose to understand me—those who desire to believe that I did everything to…
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…
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…
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…
“Sing unto the Lord a new song, and His praise in the assembly of the righteous.” (Psalm 149) During the sixth week of Pascha, on the day of the glorious Ascension of our Redeemer Jesus Christ, the small community of…
This Sunday, the Orthodox Church commemorates the Holy Fathers of the First Ecumenical Council — the God-bearing bishops who defended the truth of Christ against the rising tide of heresy. The battle fought at Nicaea was not merely theological argumentation…
Something is intimidating about the silence of Christ before Pontius Pilate. The Lord who opened the eyes of the blind, raised the dead, cast out demons, and taught with divine authority now stands accused before a corrupt court — and…
During the weekend of the Sunday of the Paralytic, the ruling bishop of the Americas, His Grace Bishop Victor of Boston and the Americas visited South America. Accompanying His Grace were the Diocesan Secretary, the Rev. Presbyter Paul Gonyea. In…
También, luego de diversas conversaciones sobre asuntos eclesiológicos, mantenidas entre el Obispo Víctor y el Padre Siluán, se ha preparado el siguiente texto: Existen falsas acusaciones publicadas, que afirman que el Sínodo de la Iglesia Vero-Ortodoxa Rusa (de…
