Excuse Me, You Are Not Rational

Fr. Stephen Freeman

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

Rating: 9,7|Votes: 6

Excuse Me, You Are Not Rational

Fr. Stephen Freeman

Among the most noble words ever applied to human life, its meaning has been changed and placed in service of the greatest reduction our humanity has ever faced. It is time to take back our rationality.

Elijah’s Mantle: Helping Grow Orthodox Missions

Matthew Joyner

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Orthodoxy Around the World

Rating: 1,5|Votes: 2

Elijah’s Mantle: Helping Grow Orthodox Missions

Matthew Joyner

The material needs of Orthodox worship are beautiful and wonderful, but also immense. These many material requirements of Orthodox worship create an interesting problem for new missions and small parishes. Worship in the Orthodox Church is brought to full bloom when the faithful are surrounded with beautiful icons, vestments, and all manner of liturgical items. The kingship and majesty of Christ is, in part, reflected in the furnishings of the Church.

Who is the True Inheritor of the Apostle Thomas?

The correspondence of two Indians: an Orthodox and a non-Chalcedonian

Polycarp (Dr. Rohan Nehamaiyah)

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Church History

Rating: 5,3|Votes: 3

Who is the True Inheritor of the Apostle Thomas?

The correspondence of two Indians: an Orthodox and a non-Chalcedonian

Polycarp (Dr. Rohan Nehamaiyah)

In early 2015, Pravoslavie.ru posted in both Russian and English an article by Clement Nehamaiyah on his path to the Orthodox Church. To our pleasant surprise, we learned that the article was read in India and prompted an Indian non-Chalcedonian Christian to write a letter to Clement in which he attempts to prove that the “Indian Orthodox Church” is the true Church of Christ as it was brought to India by the Apostle Thomas. We asked Clement to answer this very interesting letter, and his brother Polycarp, who became Orthodox together with his brother, responded.

Against the Myth of the Byzantine Gay Marriage Rite

Fr. Patrick Viscuso

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Church History

Rating: 9,8|Votes: 11

Against the Myth of the Byzantine Gay Marriage Rite

Fr. Patrick Viscuso

Writing the history of a reli­gious institution involves under­standing concepts and language within their historical and cultural context. Otherwise, the risk is taken that history will be rewritten to suit current preoccupations. Boswell's attempt to prove that the Byzantines regarded adelphopoie­sis as a form of marriage fails be­cause his research presents histori­cal facts and events out of context.

“Only the One Who is a Child Can be Called a Father.” St. Prohor Pechinskii and Fr. Seraphim Rose

Abbot Ilarion (Lupulovic)

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

Rating: 10|Votes: 7

“Only the One Who is a Child Can be Called a Father.” St. Prohor Pechinskii and Fr. Seraphim Rose

Abbot Ilarion (Lupulovic)

"Only the one who is a child can be called a father. And he is a father not because of himself but because he reflects the mystery of our Heavenly Father Who loves us through His Son and in His Son."