by St. Theophan the Recluse Rarely does the Rite of Orthodoxy, which is now being performed, take place without censures and reproaches on somebody's part. And no matter how many sermons are given explaining that the Church here acts wisely for the salvation of her children -- still the malcontents … [Read more...]
7th Ecumenical Council: ANATHEMA to Sola Scriptura
Nicea II, 7th Ecumenical Council 787 a.d. ANATHEMA to those who spurn the teachings of the holy Fathers and the tradition of the catholic Church, taking as a pretext and making their own the arguments of Arius, Nestorius, Eutyches, and Dioscorus, that unless we were evidently taught by the Old … [Read more...]
Unyielding and Unbending Regarding True Dogmas
by St Nikolai Velimirovich As much as the saints were so compassionate and lenient toward human weakness, so were they terribly unyielding and unbending in regard to the confession of the true dogmas of the Faith. Thus, St. Nicholas of Myra in Lycia struck Arius with his fist at the First … [Read more...]
