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Orthodoxy & The Transformation of Marriage | Dr. David Bradshaw

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Renewal At The Seminary | Archpriest Chad Hatfield

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Humility and Orthodox Christianity | Sister Anastasia

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You Are Not A Machine (Big Announcement!)

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Religion As An Illness? | Orthodox Christian Wisdom Newsletter

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How Do We Fix Problems in the Orthodox Church?

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How Do We Follow The Orthodox Fathers?

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What Should Orthodox Christian Evangelism Look Like?

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The Christian Life is Not Depressing!

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Where Can We Be Saved?

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The Key to Happiness?

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Hieromonk Gabriel - Principles for Orthodox Content Creation

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Fr. Patrick Tishel - Orthodox Philosophy of Education, Pt. 5 - Three Pillars of Orthodox Education

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Mother Christophora - What Are Some Common Misconceptions About Monasticism?

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"As for myself, as long as I live and breathe and am of sound mind..."

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"[Worship] is the goal of life..."

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Tell Us What We Did Wrong! (Notice any Typos, etc. in Precious Vessels?)

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"Holy ascesis, together with its great self-denial, which is born from great faith in a burst of love for God, brings man to true joy..."

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Documentary: "The Great and Holy Monastery of Vatopedi: Truth and Myths"

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"When man partakes of Holy Communion he receives power and is enlightened..."

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"When we’re in the grace of the Holy Spirit our prayer becomes pure..."

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"Don’t hesitate [to come to confession]. Don’t be ashamed. Whatever you may have done..."

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"[The powers of darkness] are not fought with sweets and Turkish Delight..."

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The Murderess - A New Translation

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"Do you know what a great gift it is that God gave us the right to speak to Him every hour and moment, wherever we are?"

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"Never be jealous of wealth. Always live modestly and humbly, without egotism..."

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Do You Know About Road to Emmaus Journal?

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"For the time being I live in a cave. I have wonderful silence. I am the luckiest of men..."

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Book Launched! Book Launch Sale! Blog Posts Launched! Papadiamandis Conference!

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Andrei Tarkovsky on Art and the Divine

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"There is an electric generator, and in the room is a lamp..."

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"True happiness is not the honors and pleasures of the body. True happiness..."

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New Review of Ancient Christian Wisdom and Aaron Beck’s Cognitive Therapy

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"We must be very careful what we ask of God in prayer..."

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"Because most people thirst for spiritual teaching, while those who are qualified and responsible do not undertake any provision for the care of this need..."

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“Like Dostoevsky, Papadiamandis looked deep into the human soul..."

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"True Christians, in the souls of whom Christ lives, are unable to do anything else except love all people, even enemies..."

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"Pay no attention to things earthly and passing..."

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"_Greece’s Dostoevsky_ [is] far more than a description of theological teachings contained within the literature of an important writer in modern Greece..."

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“The theology hidden in Papadiamandis works is, in the final analysis, one of the Transfiguration..."

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"Let us not expect the spiritual spring if we don’t first pass through the spiritual winter..."

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Art, Orthodox Mission, and Papadiamandis

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"The martyrs suffered greatly when they were tormented. They suffered in the same way as any normal person would have suffered..."

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Why Did You Convert (or Revert) to Orthodoxy?

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Prayer of Saint John Chrysostom Before Reading or Listening to the Word of God

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Christ is Risen! (And...Mount Athos on 60 Minutes!)

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"When you pray, make prostrations; even if this tires you..."

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"At the beginning of my priestly life in the monastery the celebration of a daily liturgy was added to the typikon of the daily services..."

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"One word of a humble and [spiritually] experienced man that is painfully born from the depths of his heart has greater worth than a bunch of clever sayings of an external man..."

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"People are blind and don’t see what takes place in church during the Divine Liturgy..."

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"God appointed the salvation of the world to His Son and not to us…"

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"The path of life you follow, married or unmarried, is the will of God..."

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"It’s possible for people to come to the point of despair and see before them the living reality of chaos..."

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"The monk flees far from the world, not because he detests the world, but because he loves the world..."

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"You are unable to be saved alone, if all others are not also saved..."

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More Music by Orthodox Folk! The Eisenhauers

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"There are those who have soft souls and are easily convinced..."

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"The goal of reading is the application, in our lives, of what we read..."

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"The enemy is found entrenched and fully armed at all three points which constitute man..."

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"Don’t sit, glued to the television…"

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"An uncountable amount of money has passed through my hands..."

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"I point out the things I must, but you will profit more when..."

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"When people treat us unjustly, God justifies us."

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"I must depart. It is the will of God and I must leave..."

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"When someone is free, he has rights and responsibilities. When he marries..."

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"The monk is helped greatly when the monastery is far from the world, far from archeological areas and worldly noises..."

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"The world has abandoned innocence and goodness..."

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"The Panagia does not want big candles..."

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"Unfortunately, in our days, there are many people who upset the mother Church..."

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"I ask you to put this order into practice: as much as you can, try to cultivate your love toward Christ’s own person..."

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Orthodoxy and Psychology - Fr. Alexis Trader's New Book

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The Orthodox Church Today: A Demographic Study of Orthodoxy in America

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Denise Harvey (Publisher)

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Memory Eternal, Schemamonk Constantine (Cavarnos)

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Metropolitan Kallistos (Ware) Speaks at Wheaton College

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The English Premiere of Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev’s St. Matthew Passion

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New Orthodox Documentary: Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer

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The Iconography of Aidan Hart in the Chapel Built by Philip Sherrard

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"Art affirms all that is best in man - hope, faith, love, beauty, prayer..."

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Faith and Film

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God's Grandeur - Gerard Manley Hopkins

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Regina Spektor, "Laughing With"

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New Orthodox Liberal Arts College

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Assembly of Orthodox Hierarchs in North and Central America

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Elder Justin Popovich and Elder Simeon Popovich Canonized

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Orthodoxy and Art: Scott Cairns, Orthodox Writer/Poet/Professor (Pt. 2)

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Orthodoxy and Art: Scott Cairns, Orthodox Writer/Poet/Professor (Pt. 1)

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Free Font

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Spiritual battles must bear the stamp of honest love and humility...

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Free Music from Excellent Songwriters (Who Also Happen to be Orthodox)

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Avatar and the Saints

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Remarkable Story of an Appearance of St. Herman

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POLL: Did You Like Our Use of Red Text in Precious Vessels...?

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Forgive Us...A Blessed Lent to One and All!

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