Christianity
On Spiritual loveliness
By St. Gregory of Sinai A great adversary of truth, dragging many today to destruction, is delight. Through it, a dark ignorance has reigned in the souls of the spiritually…
Christianity
On Living According to the Will of God
By St. John, Metropolitan of Tobolsk Our success in the Christian life depends on how much we submit our human will to God's. The more sincere our submission, the more…
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On the Action of Demonic Power in Our Lives
By St. Archbishop Seraphim (Sobolev) Today at the Liturgy, the Holy Church offered us for instruction the Gospel story of the healing of the demoniac of the Gadarenes by the…
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Patriarchal and Synodal Encyclical on the occasion of the 1700th anniversary of the First Ecumenical Council of Nicaea
† BARTHOLOMEW BY THE MERCY OF GOD ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE-NEW ROME AND ECCLENIC PATRIARCH TO THE WHOLE FULFILLMENT OF THE CHURCH MAY THE GRACE AND PEACE OF GOD BE FROM…
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The Holy Spirit in the Church
By Archpriest John Meyendorff We cannot speak of Christology and salvation without explaining in more detail the fact that Christ had a body, that His body is now the Church,…
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How manufacturers can stay resilient in uncertain times: 5 key steps
By Rostyslav Vovk No business is completely immune to instability. Even the most carefully crafted growth strategy can't shield a company from external factors that force a reassessment of plans.…
Christianity
The First Christians in Antioch
By prof. A.P. Lopukhin Acts of the Apostles, Chapter 11. The discontent of the believers in Jerusalem against Peter because of his association with the uncircumcised and the appeasement of…
Christianity
The Council of Nicaea – 1700 years
By Fr. George Florovsky Nicaea was the city chosen to host the First Ecumenical Council. Constantinople was officially proclaimed only in 330, and at the time of the convocation of…
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The Apostolic Council in Jerusalem
By prof. A.P. Lopukhin Acts. 15:1. And certain men, which came down from Judea, taught the brethren, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved.…
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The Speech of the Apostle Paul at the Areopagus in Athens
By prof. A.P. Lopukhin Acts 17:1. Having passed through Amphipolis and Apollonia, they came to Thessalonica, where there was a Jewish synagogue. Amphipolis is an Athenian colony, at that time…