Connecting the Dots: How One Translator Challenges 125 years of Dionysian Scholarship
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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Connecting the Dots: How One Translator Challenges 125 years of Dionysian Scholarship

Evangelos Nikitopoulos

It is hard to overstate the ramifications of authenticity. Dionysius’ writings contain our earliest canon of the Bible, the earliest description of the Liturgy, a detailed exposition of the Sacraments and the role of Church orders, as well as the theology underlying iconodulia.

The Rich Young Man
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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

The Rich Young Man

Hieromonk Theoktist (Igumnov)

The first point of interest is the personality of the young man who approached the Lord Jesus Christ with his question.

The Life and Service of Prophet Nahum
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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

The Life and Service of Prophet Nahum

Peter Smolin

The primary message of the Book of Nahum is his prophecy of the fall and destruction of Nineveh, the capital of the Assyrian Empire, which posed a threat to the entire East.

Apostle Andrew the First-Called: Preacher to Barbarians and Cannibals
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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Apostle Andrew the First-Called: Preacher to Barbarians and Cannibals

Andrey Zaitsev

This story depicts Andrew not only as a preacher but also as a bearer of Roman culture and civilization.

St. Andrew the First-Called
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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

St. Andrew the First-Called

By St. Philaret (Gumilevsky) of Chernigov (†1866)

St. Philaret of Chernigov

Bearing the labors and afflictions of proclaiming Christ, the Apostle Andrew preached the Gospel in many lands of Asia and Europe, including Bithynia, Propontis, Greece, Macedonia, Thrace, and Scythia.