ἀνθρώποισι πᾶσι μέτεστι γινώσκειν ἑωυτοὺς καὶ σωφρονεῖν.
by Hieromonk Seraphim (Rose) of Platina
The Church of Christ is alive and free. In her we move and have our being, through Christ Who is her Head. In Him we have full freedom. In the Church we learn of truth and the truth will set us free (John 8:32). You are in Christ’s Church whenever you uplift someone bent down in sorrow, or when you give alms to the poor, and visit the sick. Continue reading “You are in Christ’s Church when…”
Here we enthusiastically provide you with a link to Virtually Tour Mount Athos, an Orthodox Christian Monastic community with continuous History of more than 1000 years. Continue reading “Take a Virtual Tour of Mount Athos”
Klaus Kenneth, Born to Hate Reborn to Love: A Spiritual Odyssey from Head to Heart, Mount Thabor: 2012
“More than half of my life has been spent searching for love and truth, and the physical distance covered during my spiritual quest involved travelling around the globe many times over. I have passed through India, Tibet and Thailand, and the Muslim countries of Persia (Iran), Afghanistan, Morocco and Malaysia. I have been to Alaska, Mexico and Brazil, trying out different philosophies, including Communism, atheism and hippie culture. For several years I investigated the Eastern religions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam and American Indian spirituality. At other times, I was involved in the underworld of drugs and took mind-blowing steps into Esotericism and the Occult. Nothing however could fill the emptiness in my soul, until the day I found myself facing seven guns. Only then did I have a dramatic and personal encounter with the Unknown God and was saved in quite a miraculous way. Continue reading “Klaus Kenneth: “Born to Hate Reborn to Love: A Spiritual Odyssey from Head to Heart””
Here we present an excerpt from a short interview that actor Jonathan Jackson has given to ‘Pemptousia’ TV. Continue reading “Five-time Emmy Award-winning actor Jonathan Jackson talks about how family and friends received the news about his embracing of Orthodoxy”
Here we present an excerpt from the advices ‘On guarding the intellect’ by St Isaiah the Solitary, from the book ‘Philokalia of the Holy Neptic Fathers’, by St. Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain (Athos). Continue reading “Philokalia of the Holy Neptic Fathers – St Isaiah the Solitary – On Guarding the Intellect (excerpt)”
With faith, zeal, experience of God’s grace, and a realization of our sinfulness we now move toward the goal of all Orthodox Christians ––”A Living Unity with God.” Continue reading ““Partakers of Divine Nature” – About Deification & Uncreated Light in Orthodox Church (Part 7 – Goal: Living in Unity with God)”
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