The Schemamonk Euthymius of the Kiev Caves imposed upon himself a vow of silence, opening his mouth only for church services and for prayer.
Rating: 10|Votes: 2
Saint Euthymius the Great came from the city of Melitene in Armenia, near the River Euphrates.
Jesse Dominick
Rating: 9,2|Votes: 28
It is said that the state of monasticism in a local Church is a microcosm of the state of that entire local Church, and thus America is undoubtedly in need of strong monasteries that can provide clear, Patristic guidance. Elder Ephraim came to America in response to the pleas of the faithful to provide this guidance, but in doing so many questions have been raised concerning the nature of Orthodox monasticism and teachings. To assess his role and importance for American Orthodoxy it is helpful to investigate his life and spiritual development, which will provide insight into him whom Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos says “received fire, and ... has imparted this fire ... to the Church in America that has great need of it.”
Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom) of Surozh
Rating: 8,8|Votes: 13
I would like to direct your attention to only one event in his life.
Fr. Stephen Freeman
Rating: 8,9|Votes: 10
The modern project holds that the world can be improved and made better. It also holds that human beings can be improved and made better. And finally, it holds that the means of that improvement and betterment are political.
