by Fr. Stephen Freeman Those who engage in debates on a regular basis know that the argument itself can easily shape the points involved. This is another way of saying that some debates should be avoided entirely since merely getting involved in them can be the road to ruin. There are a number of … [Read more...]
The Challenge Of Our Time
by Fr. George Florovsky "The great Russian bishop of the last century, Theophanes "The Recluse" (d. 1894), in one of his pastoral letters makes a startling statement. What the Russian Church most needed, he said, was "a band of firebrands," which would set the world on fire. The incendiaries must … [Read more...]
“Here We Cannot Boast…”
by St. Tikhon, Patriarch of Moscow, Enlightener of North America "Here we cannot boast of great numbers, neither of renown, nor of wealth, nor of learning--all that is valued in this world. We are strong here only in one thing- in possessing the True Orthodox Faith, and that not of yourselves; it … [Read more...]
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