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Psalm 110:1 (LXX): I will confess Thee, O Lord, with my whole heart, in the council of the upright and in the congregation.
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A Safeguard Against Delusion
The personal interpretation of the Holy Scriptures, when severed from the mind of the Church, has proven throughout history to be not only hazardous but spiritually calamitous. The Bible is not a private possession, nor are they a playground for … Continue reading
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Lessons We Learn in Life
Life, according to the teaching of the Orthodox Church, is not an accidental series of occurrences, but a sacred journey under the loving and watchful eye of Divine Providence. Every stage of our earthly existence—childhood, maturity, old age—is marked by … Continue reading
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Homilies Collection Available in Large Print
You can download my homilies collection in large print at no charge. The book consists of 278 pages with a table of scripture references and a topical index. Feel free to share the e-book with others. In the future I … Continue reading
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One Messiah
The notion of two Messiahs—one priestly and one kingly—is an erroneous innovation without basis in Scripture or authentic tradition. There is one Christ, Jesus of Nazareth, Who is fully Priest, fully Prophet, and fully King. This is clearly set forth … Continue reading
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God’s Mercy and Patience
“For this cause have I obtained mercy: that in me first Christ Jesus might show forth all patience, for the information of them that shall believe in him unto life everlasting.” (1 Timothy 1:16) As we read in this verse, … Continue reading
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Our Spiritual Mother, the Most Holy Theotokos
The Most Holy Theotokos, Ever-Virgin Mary, is honoured in the Church as the true Mother of God, the one who bore the Word incarnate without corruption. She is not a symbolic figure nor an abstraction of idealised womanhood—she is the … Continue reading
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The Immense Charity of God Toward His People
In today’s world where the love of God is often distorted into permissiveness or sentimentality, the Holy Church proclaims a truth far older and far holier—that divine love is covenantal, cruciform, and consuming. It is not a feeling but a … Continue reading
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Fellowship with Christ Revealed in Love for Others
A strong relationship with Christ cannot be hidden. It manifests itself in how we treat those around us. The Lord said, “By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another” (John 13:35). … Continue reading
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St. Thomas—A Witness of the Wounds
The Sunday of Apostle Thomas, known in Russian as Antipascha (“opposite Pascha” or “after Pascha”), is the first Sunday following the Feast of the Resurrection. It commemorates the Apostle Thomas’s encounter with the risen Christ eight days after the Resurrection, … Continue reading
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Will All Who Believe in the Gospel be Saved?
“All will be saved who believe faithfully in the entire Gospel and order their lives according to its saving commandments. However, those who do not fully believe in the Gospel will not be saved, as Christ declared: ‘But whoever breaks … Continue reading
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