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 just keep repeating their line. […]
7th Ecumenical Council: ANATHEMA to Sola Scriptura
September 20, 2011 By
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 and New Testaments, we should […]
Unyielding and Unbending Regarding True Dogmas
March 9, 2011 By
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 Ecumenical Council [Nicaea, 325 […]
Anathema: The Word and It's Meaning
February 19, 2010 By
by Saint John Maximovitch Our father among the saints, John Maximovitch, was a diocesan bishop of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia (ROCOR) who served widely from China to France to the United States. Countless miracles have been attributed to this holy bishop, both during his lifetime and since his repose. During this year, we […]
