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External Noise and Internal Peace
Most of the devices that people use these days for their comfort are noisy.
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ROCOR History by Saint John Maximovitch
A history of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia by St. John Maximovitch (1960)
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On Holy and Blessed Prayer
Prayer by reason of its nature is the converse and union of man with God, and by reason of its action upholds the world and brings about reconciliation with God;
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Aquisition of the Holy Spirit Part 1
And I, humble Seraphim, ‘said the starets, ‘for this reason go through the Gospel daily. On Monday I read St. Matthew, from beginning to end; on Tuesday, St. Mark; on Wednesday, St. Luke; on Thursday, St. John; the other days I divide between the Acts of the Apostles and the Epistles of the Apostles.
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Knowing Everything
This is an article from the Orthodox Word 1976 July and August by Archpriest Nicholas Deputatov and translated from his book. source KNOWING EVERYTHING VERSUS DEIFICATION In GREAT ANTIQUITY a certain disciple told his teacher ecstatically about a certain scholar.
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A Spiritual Portrait of St John of Kronstadt
by Archimandrite Constantine (Zaitzev, 1888-1975) Introduction. Let us attempt, first of all, to see St. John from the outside…. We have before us a young man, a follower of Tolstoy. In his search for God, obscured by the blunderings of age, he was led to the feet of Leo Tolstoy.
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How to Read the Fathers
HOW TO READ THE HOLY FATHERS from the Orthodox Word Jan-Feb 1975 source This article has been converted from a scanned web archive of the Orthodox Word from 1975. It has been compliled for Paisius and other converts to Orthodoxy who are struggling to acquire an Orthodox mindset.
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Pascha 2019 and Hawaiian Iveron Icon
Christ is Risen! Here is a compilation video of the Hawaiian Iveron Icon from Pascha. The video shows the miraculous streaming of myrrh from the Paschal services. The amount of myrrh streaming from the holy Icon this year was even greater than last year’s paschal service.
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A Proper Understanding of Scripture
A proper understanding of Scriptures - by Righteous Seraphim (Rose) of Platina - 20th c. It is well known that Protestants spend a great deal of time on Holy Scripture, because for them it is everything.
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Orthodox Life in Western Countries
Some truths about Orthodox life for Converts (source: Orthodox England Journal Vol 11, Number 1 and used with permission) The Orthodox Church contains the fullness of divine revelation to mankind. Forms of Christianity, such as Roman Catholicism and Protestantism, are only partial expressions of the the Christian Truth.
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