Ekaterina Orlova

8/27/2017

Paradise is the Attainment of Freedom

A Talk with Hieromonk Isaac of Optina, Part 2

Hieromonk Isaac (Gusev)

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Paradise is the Attainment of Freedom

A Talk with Hieromonk Isaac of Optina, Part 2

Hieromonk Isaac (Gusev)

The very existence of monasteries gives every man the opportunity to orient himself in this world, to see the light and find the right direction.

For There to be Elders, There Have to be Novices

A Talk with Hieromonk Isaac of Optina, Part 1

EHieromonk Isaac (Gusev)

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For There to be Elders, There Have to be Novices

A Talk with Hieromonk Isaac of Optina, Part 1

EHieromonk Isaac (Gusev)

Eldership, as I see it, implies two aspects.

“The Monastic Community in Ukraine is Determined to Maintain Unity With its Mother, the Russian Orthodox Church”

Abbess Seraphima (Shevchik)

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“The Monastic Community in Ukraine is Determined to Maintain Unity With its Mother, the Russian Orthodox Church”

Abbess Seraphima (Shevchik)

The abbesses of the monasteries of the Ukrainian Orthodox Churches in the western provinces of Ukraine have told me many times that they are waiting for an assault and bloodshed any day.

Pukhtitsa Dormition Convent: An Uninterrupted Tradition of Female Monasticism

Ekaterina Orlova, Abbess Filareta (Kalacheva)

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Pukhtitsa Dormition Convent: An Uninterrupted Tradition of Female Monasticism

Ekaterina Orlova, Abbess Filareta (Kalacheva)

How does a monastery that was never closed in the Soviet years and that has raised up abbesses for many convents in various dioceses of the Russian Orthodox Church live today? Does it preserve the inheritance left by former abbess Mother Barbara? We spoke with the current Pukhtitsa mother superior, Abbess Philareta (Kalacheva) on these questions and on monastic life in general.

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