Help for a Departed Soul
The Elder related: "As soon as I went to live at the skete, old Thanassis, who worked for Philotheou as a forester, found out about it...
God's Care and Provision for Orphans
Today is the commemoration of St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco (1896-1966). He lived an extraordinary life as a pastor, priest and...
What Do We Mean By Sola Scriptura?
I was going through a pile of old papers and I came across a stack of interesting essays I had read in college and seminary. I wanted to...
Satanic Buddhist Monk and St Paisios
The following is taken from the life of St Paisios of Mt Athos by Hieromonk Isaac Young Georgios from the Far East Georgios, a young man...
Christ the Conqueror of Hell
Christ's descent into Hell is a major theme of Holy Week in the Orthodox Church. I try as much as I can to look over the Holy Week...
Satisfaction
The meaning of the cross is central to our Christian faith. The Scriptures present many different themes for thinking about what God has...
Resource: An Orthodox Perspective on Roman Catholicism
I recently watched an excellent video from Fr. Joshia Trenham called "An Orthodox Perspective on Roman Catholicism". He's priest at Saint...
How the Devil Works
It exploded everywhere! We were finally getting back to a more regular, less scattered routine of family prayers. It was our evening...
Thinking Out Loud: The Bible is Tradition
Readers of this blog are aware by now that a significant doctrinal reason for my becoming Orthodox is the Bible and it's relationship to...
Frugal Food: Day One
Read the first post in our Frugal Food Series. Ok, ok I said weekly updates, but going through our food and my strategies for food today...
