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Behold the Goodness and Severity of God
And those who are outside the Orthodox Church, even those outside any kind of Christian faith whatsoever, what about these? Could these be the poor, the blind and the lame of today? As the Gentiles were outside the ancient covenant with Abraham, yet were
St. Maximus the Confessor, part 2
Fr. Michael continues discussing the teachings of St. Maximus the Confessor.
St. Maximus the Confessor, part 2
Fr. Michael continues discussing the teachings of St. Maximus the Confessor.
St. Maximus the Confessor, part 1
Fr. Michael begins a series discussing St. Maximus the Confessor's 400 chapters about love.
St. Maximus the Confessor, part 1
Fr. Michael begins a series discussing St. Maximus the Confessor's 400 chapters about love.
Why We Have To Suffer
Indeed, from whence does the strength of God and the knowledge of God come? I think I have always imagined a kind of magic wand that God waved over those He loved so that they would be full of His virtue. Even the Apostle Paul tells us that his own humili
Why We Have To Suffer
Indeed, from whence does the strength of God and the knowledge of God come? I think I have always imagined a kind of magic wand that God waved over those He loved so that they would be full of His virtue. Even the Apostle Paul tells us that his own humili
Turning Earth into Heaven
"And because such suffering is a temptation to sin, it is also an opportunity to deny Christ. It is an opportunity to curse God or curse man made in the image of God. It is an opportunity to become lost in self pity and never-ending introspection. It is a
Turning Earth into Heaven
"And because such suffering is a temptation to sin, it is also an opportunity to deny Christ. It is an opportunity to curse God or curse man made in the image of God. It is an opportunity to become lost in self pity and never-ending introspection. It is a
Tools for Theosis
The spiritual tools of prayer, fasting, and alms-giving are connected; they flow into one another. And all three have one goal, have one purpose, have one thing that they are supposed to do in our life. All the tools that the Church gives us exist to make