On the weekend of the patronal feast of the San Francisco's "Joy of All Who Sorrow" Russian Orthodox cathedral, Nov. 5-6, 2016, bishop-elect Archimandrite Irenei (Steenberg) was consecrated to the episcopacy by His Eminence Kyrill Archbishop of San Francisco and Western America. Fr. Irenei offered his reflection on the pastoral cross of the episcopacy at the Rite of Nomination on Saturday night, and on Sunday following the consecration Archsbishop Kyrill offered his words of inspiration, including a charge to the new bishop to turn only to Christ for his support.
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Tens of thousands of believers came to venerate one of the greatest of the ancient Orthodox icons, the Kursk Root Icon of the Mother of God "of the Sign," which visited Mordovia on October 4-10, 2016.
Fr. Stephen Freeman
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I think it is possible to speak of the “soul” of a culture, its inner sense of itself and reason for being. How does it judge success? What does it mark as a hero?
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The 48-year-old retired Air Force lieutenant colonel — whose specialty in space operations included work on five space shuttle missions — traded in his military uniform for the dark garb of an Orthodox monk about three years ago.
Prof. Dmitry Avdeev M.D., Ph.D.
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It turns out that the main origin of neurosis is not stress and troubles, but a person’s personality. And this personality is internally upset. Sin, as the root of any evil, brings neurotic disorders with itself.