An Excerpt from Exomologetarion: A Manual of Confession by St. Nikodemos the Hagiorite Our venerable and God-bearing Father, Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain (or Nikodemos the Hagiorite) was a great theologian and teacher of the Orthodox Church, reviver of hesychasm, canonist, hagiologist, and … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2010
The Confession Which Leads To Humility
This excerpt from "The Way of A Pilgrim" offers some deep and profound awareness of the grace and love behind an Orthodox sacramental Confession. Turning my eyes carefully upon myself and watching the course of my inward state, I have verified by experience that I do not love God, that … [Read more...]
On The Veneration Of The Holy Cross
by Fr. Alexander Schmemann Our father, Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann, (d. 1983) was a prominent 20th century Orthodox Christian priest, theologian, and writer. He taught at St. Vladimir Theological Seminary in Crestwood, NY and at St. Sergius Orthodox Theological Institute in Paris, … [Read more...]