Fr. Peter Alban Heers
Rating: 8,7|Votes: 14
There is no basis, and it is once again misleading and a departure from the Orthodox phronema, to speak of recognition of the “reality” and “validity” of heretical baptism. If there is talk of “recognition” of the ministrations of heretics it is only in the sense of it being validly, i.e. properly, carried out in the apostolic manner. This is for the purpose of determining the possibility—not the necessity—of reception by oikonomia, as is clear in St. Basil’s 1st and 47th canons.
Fr. Maximos (Constas)
Rating: 8,3|Votes: 20
Man is a creature of great depth, created by God, but after the Fall we are easily distracted from the depths, being enamored with mere surface appearances. What in our world today serves to distract us from the depths, and what can we do about it?
Rating: 10|Votes: 6
Repentance is the ship, and fear is its rudder, while love is its divine harbor
Hieromonk Seraphim (Rose)
Rating: 10|Votes: 1
A homily given by Fr Seraphim Rose on St Patrick’s feast day in 1977. An avid venerator of the Western Saints pre-schism, Fr. Seraphim reveals his down to earth approach to the spiritual life and offers a breath of fresh are for so many of us to today who are struggling toward the Heavenly Realm.
Fr. Jonathan Tobias
Rating: 9,4|Votes: 13
Thus we hear of the appearance of the “Nephilim” in that mysterious, ancient age before the Flood. Most of the time, that word “Nephilim” is translated as the English word “giants.” But “giant” does not come close to the full meaning of the term. “Nephil” carries the meaning of “superiority,” “great and powerful,” and also “violent.”