A sharp dressed man

Fr. John Moses

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

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A sharp dressed man

Fr. John Moses

You’ve heard it said that “clothes make the man.” If that is true then I am an unmade man.

A Fixed Date for Pascha?

Fr. Lawrence Farley

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Orthodoxy Today

A Fixed Date for Pascha?

Fr. Lawrence Farley

Recently there has been some talk in church circles of changing the present calendar so that Pascha (or “Easter” as it is known in the West) falls on the same day every year.

A Crowned Wrestler—Archbishop Theophan of Poltava

+ February 6/19

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

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A Crowned Wrestler—Archbishop Theophan of Poltava

+ February 6/19

Those rare individuals who developed the spiritual stamina of the ancient desert-dwellers, unleashed upon themselves the fury of the demonic powers no less cruel than that of centuries ago. This is evident from the life of Archbishop Theophan of Poltava, an outstanding hierarch and pillar of the Church in our own day, who was like unto the early desert-fathers in his resolute struggle against the prince of darkness. May this make us more conscious of the spiritual warfare which we too must wage if we wish to join the company of the saints.

Killdozer Part 2. How to war with anger

Archpriest Pavel Gumerov

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

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Killdozer Part 2. How to war with anger

Archpriest Pavel Gumerov

In order to enter the fight with anger in your soul, to stop this “killdozer”, you must first of all recognize the danger of this passion.

The Declaration of the Pope and the Patriarch Leaves Mixed Feelings

Deacon Vladimir Vasilik

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Orthodoxy Today

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The Declaration of the Pope and the Patriarch Leaves Mixed Feelings

Deacon Vladimir Vasilik

The joint declaration signed by the Pope and the Patriarch leaves one with mixed feelings. On the one hand, one is glad that they raised their voices in defense of the persecuted Christians of Syria and Iraq, called for peace in the Ukraine and restoration of Europe’s Christian roots, and came out in defense of the family and the right to life of all people, especially infants.