Orthodox Christianity & Theology

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The Calendar Question

The Calendar Question by Andrew Bond Surely, more nonsense has been written about this subject in Orthodox journals than about almost any other ecclesiastical controversy. This year, another jurisdiction, the “Orthodox Church in America,” has introduced a change of calendar, so perhaps this is a convenient moment to re-examine the arguments […]

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“On the Inevitability of Suffering” ~ By New Hieromartyr John, Archbishop of Riga and Latvia,

On the Inevitability of Suffering By New Hieromartyr John, Archbishop of Riga and Latvia, Who, For His Unyielding Witness to the Truth Suffered Many Persecutions And Was Burned Alive By Communist Assassins In the Night of October 12, 1934.   “From that time, Jesus began to show to His disciples […]

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An Explanation of the Services of Holy Week and Pascha

A Brief Explanation of the Services of Passion Week and Pascha Source: Bishop Alexander [Mileant]                                                                                                                                                   Holy and Great Monday THE WEEK OF OUR Savior’s Passion begins with Holy and Great Monday. The first three days of Holy Week recall Christ’s last teachings with His disciples. These teachings inspire […]

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The Holy, Glorious and All-Praised Leaders of the Apostles, Peter and Paul

The Holy, Glorious and All-Praised Leaders of the Apostles, Peter and Paul A sermon by Saint Augustine, Bishop of Hippo (+430AD) On this present day holy Church piously commemorates the suffering of the holy, glorious and all-praiseworthy apostles Peter and Paul. Saint Peter, the fervent follower of Jesus Christ, for […]

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Nativity Message from Our Synod of Bishops 2021

  Hellenic Republic Church of the Genuine Orthodox Christians of Greece The Holy Synod To be read in Church on the Feast of the Nativity Protocol No. 3167 NATIVITY MESSAGE for 2021 “To adore Thee, the Sun of Righteousness, and to know Thee, the Orient from on high. O Lord, […]

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A Christmas Sermon ~ Metropolitan Demetrius

Sermon delivered by His Eminence Metropolitan Demetrius on December 24, 2021/ January 6, 2022, at Saint John of San Francisco Orthodox Monastery, Cobleskill, NY.  

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I’m Drowning!

A sermon delivered by His Eminence Metropolitan Demetrius on the 9th Sunday after Pentecost 2021 at Saint John of San Francisco Orthodox Monastery, Cobleskill, NY.  

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On the Joy of Being Orthodox ~ St. John of Kronstadt

On the Joy of Being Orthodox ~St. John of Kronstadt “Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!” (Jn.1: 47) Our Lord Jesus Christ said this of a certain Nathanael, an Israelite who dwelt in the Galilean town of Cana, when the latter, on the advice of his friend […]

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On Lies ~ Saint Philaret of New York

    On Lies  By St. Philaret of New York  The Evangelist Luke tells of how the Lord Jesus Christ cast out a demon from a possessed person. Such accounts are found many times in the Gospel, but it is characteristic that the Lord Jesus Christ, when the evil spirits […]