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- Church of Serbia, Patriarchate
- Church of Romania, Patriarchate
- Church of Bulgaria, Patriarchate
- Church of Georgia, Catholicos-Patriarchate
- Church of Cyprus
- Church of Greece
- Church of Poland
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- Catechism of the Orthodox Church
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Education
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Media
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Monasticism
- All-Merciful Saviour Monastary
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- Pilgrim's Guide to Mount Athos
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Organizations
- Central Children’s Hospital of Russia
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Oriental Churches
- Armenian Church
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Non-Orthodox
- Acton Institute
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AtomReligion
The human animal is the worshipping animal. Toward the divine, we have a need to pray, to sacrifice, to offer up, and to praise. From the spirit dances of primitive animism to the rational contemplation of philosophical paganism, from the ethical code of the rabbis to the theological vision of the scholastics, from the sprinkled blood (the origin of blessing) of temple cults to helping the poor in simple Christian charity, men need to relate the immanent and the transcendent -- they see their particular lives in time and space transfigured and transfused with meaning unbounded by human things. Religion is this aspect of human life where the everyday and worldly intersects with the ultimate and divine. Is this an accident of human evolution, or is it a racial neurosis brought upon us as conscious beings who live in the shadow of our own death? Is it a reflection of the divine order, where creatures naturally orient themselves toward their source? Has God revealed himself to us, as the Christians claim? In this realm, I shall try to delve into such questions as an Orthodox Christian who ever pesters God with "Why?"Friday, May 10, A.D. 2013
Paschal Discrepancies
Christ is risen!
Metropolitan Makarios (Tillyrides) of Kenya briefly explains the calendar discrepancy for the dating of Pascha on the Orthodox Research Institute: “When Do Orthodox Christians Celebrate Easter.”
Have a pleasant weekend.
on Friday, May 10, Anno Domini 2013
Wednesday, May 8, A.D. 2013
Elder Paisios and I, Standing Upside Down
Христос воскресе!
The following is a recent Russian film that you might find brightening during Bright Week, Старец Паисий и я, стоящий вверх ногами:
I have not been able to find a version with subtitles.
Tuesday, May 7, A.D. 2013
Personhood in Theology and Anthropology
Χριστός ανέστη!
Though you are possibly busy with your Bright Week celebrations, a lecture at Holy Trinity Seminary by Dr. Alexis Torrance may interest you: “The Concept of a Person in Modern Orthodox Theology”:
I hope to see more and more Anglophone Orthodox scholarship.
Friday, May 3, A.D. 2013
Saint Luke of Simferopol
May this Holy Friday be blessed, and may you have a great Pascha.
At this time of year, we tend to become more aware of our lack of worth, seeing how God does everything for us and how we fail so significantly at being human. Yet, we may console our vanity by reasoning that God is God and that we are men and that we ought not to worry about such a natural discrepancy. However, our nonchalant self justification teeters when we learn the lives of the saints—mere men and women like the rest of us.
A few weeks ago, I read about Saint Luke of Simferopol. What an impressive man! Read this short biography of the saint by Father Victor Potapov: “One who came to love suffering.” The Lord is gracious in the gifts that he sends to us, most especially in the form of rational creatures—and starting with himself.
May the Triduum be an occasion of joy for you and yours!
Thursday, May 2, A.D. 2013
Валаам - Ступень к Небу
On this Holy Thursday, I offer a documentary on Valaam Monastery in the Russian north, Валаам - Ступень к Небу. You may watch the full documentary in Russian in one video or see it with English subtitles in seven parts.
Step to the Heavens with subtitles (first of seven parts):
Wednesday, May 1, A.D. 2013
Annunciation Church in Sokolniki
On this Holy Wednesday and first of May (on the Western calendar—a “holy day” of sorts for the Bolsheviks and their ilk around the world), I found an appropriate story to show the transition of Russia from its Soviet dystopia to an emerging modern Christian society. RIA Novosti published a story last month about new bells consecrated for a temple that serves Russian airmen in Sokolniki: “Russian Church Bells with Military Symbols to be Sanctified.” The bells feature both traditional Christian symbols as well as designs associated with the Airborne Troops such as jets and parachutes. It is yet another example of how Russian society is slowly Christianizing while American society is apparently content to shed the last vestiges of our religious identity and heritage. It is a crazy seesaw of modernity.
Tuesday, April 30, A.D. 2013
Saint Innocent in Macon
May your holy week continue to be blessed.
The blog Byzantine, Texas posted a video last month about the parish of Saint Innocent in Macon, Georgia. Independent filmmaker Ted Liedle made the short documentary of the parish, though he himself is not Orthodox.
It is interesting to me what he found interesting about the parish community and thus included in his film. I wish the Southern Orthodox all the best as they live the faith in what used to be called the Bible Belt.
Monday, April 29, A.D. 2013
Elder Paisios of Mount Athos
I wish you a beneficial holy week.
A few weeks ago, I received a link to a documentary about Elder Paisios of Mount Athos, whom many of the faithful expect to be canonized. The film is a Russian production in Greek, though the following video has English subtitles.
If you would rather watch the original Russian dubbed version, you may access it at Паисий Святогорец.
Thursday, April 11, A.D. 2013
Dynamic Church Calendar
Crkvenikalendar.com features an impressive online Church calendar with beautiful icons and short hagiographies for the saints of the day. The site also offers codes for webmasters to display a saints of the day window on their pages. I prefer Ponomar’s Menologion Online for its flexibility and cuustomizations, but Crkvenikalendar’s ready-to-post feast day windows may be better suited for certains pages, especially social networking sites.
Thursday, April 4, A.D. 2013
Abbazia Greca di San Nilo
I recently discovered the Exarchic Monastery of Santa Maria in Grottaferrata, Italy. Built upon Cicero’s villa, it is a community of Basilian monks outside Rome who worship according to the Byzantine rite. The monastery’s basilica features a Baroque iconostasis designed by Bernini!
I had no idea that such things existed. The abbey’s site has many photographs—and not simply on its photo page. Rome Art Lover offers a fine collection of pictures, as well. But a Baroque iconostasis! How marvellous is our complicated world!
