Humility: Volume I of Themes in Orthodox Patristic Psychology

Religion & Spirituality

Chrysostomos, Archbishop of Etna

Michaela, Mother

Religious Studies

Center for Traditionalist

An eloquent defense of traditional Orthodox monasticism against critics who find the monastic life irrelevant to the modern world. Just as the body has need for various foods and craves the things that sustain it, we learn in this volume, so the soul needs an image of purity. It is this image that the monastic has always presented, we are told, and it is thus all the more imperative that it be preserved in a time when impurity of all kinds is perversely regarded as “normal.”

The Monastic Life: A Most Beneficial Dialogue Between an Orthodox Monk and a Contemporary Theologian

Metropolitan Cyprian of Oropos & Fili

The modern spirit is largely one of believing that no one has primacy, that no one is “right,” that everything has a little truth, and that truth itself is a relative thing. This book takes us back to the quest for truth and tells us why we Orthodox believe that our Church is true to the Church established by the Apostles and why She has historical and spiritual primacy. This book makes a difficult statement in difficult times in a superb way.

The Roman West and the Byzantine East

Chrysostomos, Bishop

Auxentios, Hieromonk

Christian Books & Bibles

In this trenchant and erudite discussion of fasting, Father Akakios provides both the necessary historical background to this crucial dimension of Orthodox asceticism and a pastorally oriented defense of traditional fasting rules. By placing fasting in the broader context of the ecumenist agenda of “modernizing” Orthodoxy, he shows convincingly that fasting is neither an optional extra nor an inconvenience for Orthodox Christians today, but rather an essential weapon in the struggle for spiritual self-transformation.

Fasting in the Orthodox Church: Its Theological, Pastoral, and Social Implications

Akakios, Archimandrite

A popular, lucid, and utterly practical introduction to the Orthodox way of life, this guide covers the whole spectrum of daily living according to the Holy Tradition of Orthodoxy. This is essential reading for all Orthodox, but especially for prospective or recent converts. It supplies detailed information, unavailable for the most part anywhere else in English, on Orthodox piety, fasting, maintaining a regular cycle of prayer in the home, family life, management of money, Church etiquette, preparation for the Mysteries, and proper behavior towards clergy and when visiting monasteries.

A Guide to Orthodox Life: Some Beliefs, Customs, and Traditions of the Church

Cownie, David

Do You Have a Ticket

Cyprian of Oropos and

Fili, Metropolitan

Cyprian of Oropos & Fili, Metropolitan

One of the classic collections of Orthodox spiritual writings, the Evergetinos is a source of inspiration, spiritual guidance, and insight into the lives of men and women who, during the first few centuries of Christianity, attained to the highest ideals of the spiritual life. In the spiritual laboratory of the Egyptian deserts, these seekers after salvation, enlightenment, and union with Christ brought into sharp focus the teachings of the Apostles and the message of Holy Writ in their daily lives and activities. The stern, the loving, “fools for Christ”—all of the exemplars of Christian Sainthood, the many inhabitants of the many mansions above, are to be found in the rich and profitable lives portrayed in this collection. Also to be found are perfect models for every modern Christian who wishes sincerely to imitate those who have walked the path towards moral and spiritual perfection. This is the first English translation of this wonderful treasury of spiritual wisdom. Among the subjects covered in this volume are the need to separate oneself from worldly influences, the beginning of monastic life, warfare with demons, and the obedience that characterizes a healthy relationship between a spiritual Father and his spiritual children.

The Evergetinos: A Complete Text - Volume III of the First Book

The lives and miracles of over fifty English Orthodox Saints from the sixth through the early eighth centuries. Attractively illustrated with Icons of Saint Gregory the Dialogist, Saint Augustine of Canterbury, and Saint John of San Francisco, this inspiring collection includes a complete English Orthodox Calendar and a service to All Saints of Britain.

Saints of England's Golden Age: A Collection of the Lives of Holy Men and Women Who Flourished in Orthodox Christian Britain

Biographies & Memoirs

Moss, Vladimir

Community & Culture

The first translation into English of a magnificent verse-by-verse commentary on Saint Luke’s Gospel by one of the greatest exegetes of the Orthodox Church in the West. An essential resource for clergy and laity alike, this is a valuable addition to the steadily growing body of Patristic Biblical interpretation in English translation. No less than fourteen Icons, drawn from such centers as Sinai, Georgia, Novgorod, Patmos, and Ravenna, are reproduced in this book.

Exposition of the Holy Gospel According to Saint Luke with Fragments on the Prophecy of Isaias

Ambrose, Saint, Bishop of Milan

In this comprehensive study of the calendar issue, Father Cassian refutes the “received view” that the Gregorian Calendar is more precise astronomically than the Julian Calendar, proving with an abundance of scientific evidence that it is impossible, given what we know about time and space, to devise any calendar that would be entirely accurate. From a theological viewpoint, he shows that the “Revised Julian” Calendar introduced by the ecumenists of the Phanar is a veritable Trojan horse in the citadel of Orthodoxy, which has caused untold damage to the liturgical life of the Church. This is by far the most detailed survey of the calendar question ever to have appeared in English and is profusely illustrated.

A Scientific Examination of the Orthodox Church Calendar, or the Old Calendar and Science

Cassian, Hieromonk

Chrysostomos of Etna, Archbishop

Gregory, Hieromonk

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