Oregon Coast Prayer, if it is not to be in vain, must be to us a consuming fire. Keeping God’s commandments is necessary, since our passions must be consumed by this fire. “For the word of God is living, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to
at 200 Years It was a joyful event as hundreds gathered on the Northern California Coast for the 200th anniversary celebration of the founding of the old Russian Fortress Ross. On Saturday, August 25, Metropolitan Hilarion, together with His Eminence Metropolitan Ilarion of Volokolamsk, President of the Department of External
Key Ingredients to a Lasting Faith Faith is a gift from God that can only grow if we cooperate with the grace that gives birth to our faith in the first place. If we idly sit by and expect God to do all the work we will find that our
podcast Friday August 24, 2012 12th Week after Pentecost. Tone two. Dormition (Theotokos) Fast. By Monastic Charter: Strict Fast (Bread, Vegetables, Fruits) Afterfeast of the Transfiguration. Holy Martyr and Archdeacon Euplus of Catania (304). Martyrs Theodore of the Kiev Caves (1098). Venerable Theodore (in monasticism Theodosius) of the Kiev Caves,
An Ignored Heart is a Lost Heart It is important that we direct all our thoughts, all our actions, and all our desires towards a burning love for God. Our heart must become inflamed with the love of God, and all our intellectual and emotional striving must be directed towards
Step by Step, Progress is MadeWe can feel discouraged when we struggle to change our bad behaviors, or overcome sins that seem to follow us like bad debt. We feel overwhelmed and wonder if we will ever have victory. During times like these it is good to remember the words
Revisited Bare chested woman cutting down the Memorial Cross in Kie Freedom of Speech and the Sovereignty of God I received a small number of criticisms regarding my previous essay on the subject of the Pussy Riot group. One woman went so far as to declare that I couldn’t possibly
St. John’s Monastery, Manton, CA Pray for Saint John’s Monastery We received word late last night that a wild fire in Northern California has forced the evacuation of the monastic brotherhood of Saint John the Wonderworker Monastery (OCA), in Manton, California. Please pray for the safety of the monks, their
Earliest Known Prayer to the Virgin Mary As far as we know, the earliest known prayer to the Virgin Mary is known as “Beneath thy compassion” (Greek: Ὑπὸ τὴν σὴν εὐσπλαγχνίαν). The earliest text of this hymn was found in a Christmas liturgy of the third century. It is written
No Such Thing as Sacrilege in the West Western media coverage of the Russian political organization (hardly a musical group) known as “Pussy Riot” has been one of the most distorted news coverages of recent memory. Now that they have been found guilty of hooliganism and sentenced to 2 years