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A New Teaching on Sophia, the Wisdom of God (2)
By Saint Seraphim (Sobolev) Chapter Thirteen. The Designation of Sophia as an Eternally United Being, Temporally Uniting All That Is with the Divinity We will not cite St. Irenaeus's new…
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The Appearance of Beings from the Spiritual World—Angels and Souls—on Earth
We have said that the present world—the earthly world—is in union and relationship with the afterlife—the spiritual world, and we have shown the nature of this union and communion. Now…
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Historical evidence of apparitions of souls
In the Old Testament, the holy prophet Elijah resurrected the son of the widow of Sarepta, and a dead man was resurrected by touching the bones of the holy prophet…
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Eternal Memory
By Archimandrite Cyprian (Kern) "I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the age to come, amen!" Modern cultured man has conquered transcendental heights. He...
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Patriarch Bartholomew calls on the four churches that were absent from the Council of Crete
On the day of the Holy Spirit, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew called on the four Orthodox churches that did not participate in the Holy and Great Council in Crete to accept...
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There is no place for death in Orthodoxy
By Archimandrite Cyprian (Kern) Only the Christian, Orthodox worldview offers a correct, and therefore calming and soothing, perspective on this issue, guiding us along the path of even more fervent...
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Romania marked national day of remembrance for communist prison martyrs
On May 14, Romania marked the National Day of Tribute to Communist Prison Martyrs in memory of the thousands of people arrested by the totalitarian regime. The date was chosen...
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The Bulgarian Orthodox Church actively communicates with European institutions
On Europe Day, in an interview with the Bulgarian National Radio, Metropolitan Anthony of Western and Central Europe spoke about the role of faith and the Orthodox Church in the...
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How and why the Second Epistle to the Corinthians was written
By Prof. A. Lopukhin Occasion and purpose of writing the epistle In the Corinthian church, as is known from the First Epistle to the Corinthians (1 Cor. 1:10 et seq.),...
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“The World” in the Holy Scripture (part 2)
By Father Nikolay Afanasiev 5. The death, Resurrection and glorification of Christ was a victory over the world: “… take courage, I have overcome the world” (John 16:33). This victory...