St. Alexis, a Resolute Zealot for Orthodoxy

Archimandrite Luke (Murianka)

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

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St. Alexis, a Resolute Zealot for Orthodoxy

Archimandrite Luke (Murianka)

In light of contemporary ecumenical exchanges, dialogues, theological commissions, and dramatic statements frequently confusing and scandalizing the Orthodox faithful, we need to pause a moment and refresh our memory with the image of a prophet zealous for the Lord's truth found in the person of St Alexis, who not only resembles an Old Testament prophet but is equal in spirit to great luminaries such as Sts. Athanatious the Great, Cyril of Alexandria, Photios the Great, and Averky of Jordanville.

The Rejection of the Highway of the Cross and the Resurrection Leads to the Byways

Archpriest Andrew Phillips

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

The Rejection of the Highway of the Cross and the Resurrection Leads to the Byways

Archpriest Andrew Phillips

Under different names these three errors, Paganism, Saduceeism and Phariseeism, which like all errors separate us from Christ, are still with us today.

Impulsivity and Asceticism

Hieromonk Alexis (Trader)

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Homilies and Spiritual Instruction

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Impulsivity and Asceticism

Hieromonk Alexis (Trader)

For the fathers, the goal is not to acquire an iron will for “white-knuckling” one’s way through any temptation. Rather, the aim is to have a supple will conformable to the will of God.

Facebook Condones Photo Calling for Patriarchal Assassination

Jesse Dominick, Nun Cornelia (Rees)

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Orthodoxy Today

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Facebook Condones Photo Calling for Patriarchal Assassination

Jesse Dominick, Nun Cornelia (Rees)

The popular social media site is being used to call for violence, and it approves. But what else lies behind these calls and the feminist group sounding them?

“We Christians Are Not of This World and Should Not Adapt to It. We Have One Duty: To Be Orthodox Christians.”

Archbishop Mark of Berlin

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Orthodoxy Today

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“We Christians Are Not of This World and Should Not Adapt to It. We Have One Duty: To Be Orthodox Christians.”

Archbishop Mark of Berlin

"We have one duty, to be Orthodox Christians, every day, not only on Saturday and Sunday . Every single hour. We must confess our faith everywhere throughout the length of our lives."