Sermon on the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee Reader Timothy ZelinskiFeb. 12/25, 2024Holy Trinity Monastery In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit! Dear brothers and sisters, oday is the Sunday of the Publican and the Pharisee. Today begins the Lenten Triodion. Already, on the horizon, we can see the light of the glorious resurrection of Christ; the Great and Holy Pascha of the Lord. However, before we can share in […] The post The Anti-Pharisaical Pharisees appeared first on Orthodox Life ..read more

Video from an evening celebrating the publication of Foundations of Russian Culture, by Protopresbyter Alexander Schmemann. The post Book Launch: Schmemann’s <em>Foundations of Russian Culture</em> appeared first on Orthodox Life ..read more

Recently returned from his first visit to Australia, our Bishop Luke reflects on the trip and the state of ROCOR's Diocese of Australia & New Zealand. The post Bishop Luke: Reflections on Travels in Australia appeared first on Orthodox Life ..read more

An excerpt from Archbishop Averky's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures of the New Testament, Vol. 2: The Acts of the Apostles. The post The Descent of the Holy Spirit and the Birth of the Church appeared first on Orthodox Life ..read more

In an excerpt from his new book, Nicholas Fennell describes the early life of Elder Ieronim and how he came to be the spiritual father of the Russian brotherhood of St Panteleimon's Monastery. The post Elder Ieronim and the Russians on Athos first appeared on Orthodox Life. The post Elder Ieronim and the Russians on Athos appeared first on Orthodox Life ..read more

We therefore exhort all the faithful children of the Church to be such peacemakers, and to be, as His Beatitude Metropolitan Anthony (Khrapovitsky) once called us, "sons of the Resurrection." The post Blessed are the Peacemakers first appeared on Orthodox Life. The post Blessed are the Peacemakers appeared first on Orthodox Life ..read more

On Aug. 31 / Sep. 13, 2022, the Holy Council of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia elected Bishop Nicholas of Manhattan as First Hierarch and Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York. The post +NICHOLAS, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad first appeared on Orthodox Life. The post +NICHOLAS, Metropolitan of Eastern America & New York, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad appeared first on Orthodox Life ..read more

"Orthodoxy is truth, which is preserved and passed on to every generation, enriched along the way by the struggles of spiritual teachers, the Holy Fathers." The post Metropolitan Hilarion: ROCOR’s Mission and Calling Today appeared first on Orthodox Life ..read more

Video of a lecture on the flawed contemporary ideology of transhumanism, delivered at Holy Trinity Seminary on May 3rd, 2022 by noted patrologist and author Professor Jean-Claude Larchet The post Divinization as the Model of True Transhumanism appeared first on Orthodox Life ..read more

Continued readings from Harbor for our Hope: On Acquiring Peace amidst Suffering, by St Ignatius (Brianchaninov) The post St Ignatius (Brianchaninov) on Friendship and Patience appeared first on Orthodox Life ..read more