The World's Premier Online Orthodox Christian Homiletics Resource
by Fr. Pavel Gumerov One time I heard a talk given by an Orthodox psychologist, a woman, and she said that she had heard within the teenage milieu the term, "a used girl." This is quite accurately stated: the boys used her and found themselves another girl. Sexual energy is an enormous force, and a person is obligated to learn how to keep it under control. Otherwise, he or she risks becoming a ... More...
by Fr. Pavel Gumerov Because the preservation of a society is based on moral renewal, and our own societies are collapsing so quickly in this regard, the importance of addressing these issues from Orthodox Christian Tradition has never been more crucial. An English translation (slightly adapted) of Fr. Pavel Gumerov's answer to the question: "How can you explain to a young man or woman that ... More...
by Mitred Archpriest Valery Lukianov Man's life is a chain of alternating links of labor and rest. There are always more men who love repose than those who prefer labor. And, true, it is characteristic of human nature to strive more for consolation than for labor. Thus, man loves the beauty of the body; he loves beauty in art, in music, in fine literature; fame, honor and respect impress him. Men ... More...
by Fr. Patrick Henry Reardon There is wisdom and merit in the impulse to study the writings of Peter and Mark together; the First Epistle of Peter and the Gospel of Mark were both composed at Rome, in close sequence, and, as far as we can determine, in the context of the same crisis: the persecution of Christians in the aftermath of the fire that broke out in the capital on July 19 of the year ... More...
An Afterword © 2012 by Amelia Bacic-Tulevski. Excerpt reprinted with permission. In Soul-Killing State of Mind: The Irreconcilability of Far Eastern Spiritual Practices and the Orthodox Faith, I discussed the dangers of Eastern religious practices and explained, from the Orthodox perspective, how they're incompatible with Christian beliefs and detrimental to the health of our souls. I spent ... More...
English