If we are not in the Tradition, then we are in Delusion
(Excerpted from Lesson 3: The Revelation of Jesus Christ to the Apostle & Evangelist John the Theologian, Series 1, by Fr. Peter Heers)
Presupposition for Understanding Revelation: Divine Illumination
Excerpt from Lecture 2 on The Revelation of Jesus Christ to the Apostle & Evangelist John the Theologian.
The undivided Holy Spirit, divides the gifts
(Excerpted from Lesson 4: The Revelation of Jesus Christ to the Apostle & Evangelist John the Theologian, Series 1, by Fr. Peter Heers)
The Ruler of the kings of the earth (Rev. 1:5) and us, His subjects
(Excerpted from Lesson 4: The Revelation of Jesus Christ to the Apostle & Evangelist John the Theologian, Series 1, by Fr. Peter Heers)
The Satanic Things Happening Only in Greece
A Telephone Conversation with Metropolitan Makarios of Nairobib, Kenya
Host: Good morning, Your Eminence.
Metropolitan Makarios: I’ll start from the beginning. I’m at the center of Kenya, in the suburbs of a newer city called Nakurou. I’m here to visit some other churches and speak to the congregations.
Host: I know you have a very limited time but I assume you are following what is...
Becoming a member of the Body before communing of the Body
+ St. Theophylact of Bulgaria
In agreement with the Patristic Patrum, St. Theophylact of Bulgaria offers us a brightly shinning spiritual gem in his sacred Commentary on the Gospel of St. John that easily refutes the modern-day innovative heresy that claims the Heterodox are members of the One Holy Catholic Apostolic Church and therefore can commune of the Divine and Life-giving Eucharist in the Orthodox Church.
St....
I Have Not Come To Bring Peace, But A Sword
- Archbishop Averky of Jordanville
Archbishop Averky speaks to our times in the context of a frequently neglected saying of Christ. His peace is not the peace of the world, His truth both unites and divides. As he said to His disciples after his tough sayings led many to leave Him: “Do you also want to go away?” Let us respond like the Apostle Peter, “Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.”
Archbishop...
Worse to fear something more than God
- St. Gregory the Theologian
These words of St. Gregory the Theologian are so instructive for us today and will serve as a continual reminder and inspiration for Orthodox Christians struggling to fight the good fight along the narrow path that leads to Life in a world with the apparent rise of Totalitarianism that is paving the way for Antichrist. Wisdom! Let us be attentive!
"There is nothing worse than to fear something...
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CACODOXY WITHIN: 10 HERETICAL & INNOVATIVE IDEAS PROMOTED TODAY
10 Heretical & Innovative Ideas Promoted Today, from least to most egregious:
10. Relevance to pop culture trumps faithfulness to Holy Tradition, and thus clergy should shed the traditional cassock for the Latin collar.
9. The Holy...
TRANSCRIPT For Homily on Christ Walking on Water
By: Fr. Peter Heers (2021)
Transcriber's Note: Upon the request of the faithful to have a written transcript of this homily, it has finally been accomplished with the grace of God. We pray this homily will both edify, guide, and strengthen you during these days of faithlessness and fear.
In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit....
The Trending Awareness of Mass Formation Psychosis
-- Secular nomenclature for an Orthodox-diagnosed demonic phenomenon
Recently, those who follow the accomplished and celebrated minds in the field of medicine have noticed the identification of what they term "mass formation" or more commonly called "mass formation psychosis." It is being described as a general widespread anxiety that is provoked by some stimulus to foster a reaction that is not a rational (and obviously not prayerful) decision-making process. This is the...
On the Presuppositions of Our Personal Salvation
Elder Cleopa of Romania (from Truth of Our Faith, Ch. 13)
Each Member of the Church Always Works for the Whole
St. Justin Popović from his book "The Orthodox Church and Ecumenism"
St Justin Popović writes,
"In all respects, the organism of the Church is the most complex known to man. Why? Because it is a unique theanthropic organism in which all divine and human mysteries and all divine and human powers constitute one body. Only the omniscient, omnipotent Theanthropos, the Lord Christ, could unite and assemble all this into one Body, His own, of which He is the eternal...
The Journey Through Pandemia
Where are we now? How close are we to getting out?
Repost from our friends at Orthodox Reflections, January 10, 2022. Original video here.
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