St Symeon the New Theologian on The Heresy of Weakness
orthodoxaustralia There was a conflict between abbot Symeon and some of the brothers at the monastery. In actuality, these brothers were jealous, and wanted to be rid of their saintly abbot.…
2013
Who is science serving today ?
Every day we learn of more “scientific facts” that seem to “prove” that everything God created is wrong and leads to the destruction of the Earth. For quite a while…
St Symeon the New Theologian on Obedience
“Therefore, whatsovere is in agreement with the commandments of God and the apostolic canons and ordinances, you are obliged to hearken to them and obey your spiritual father, as to…
Communism Was a Fabian Society Experiment
In a recent post we briefly made reference to the Fabian Society. But who are they? This is such an important subject to just let it be buried like that.…
St Basil the Great – Thoughts on Food !
“…whatever is calculated to relieve our need with the least trouble, this is to be employed. This the Lord Himself made evident on the occasion when He was host to…
EU to push for losses on big savers at failed banks
This is the scariest news yet coming out of the EU ! Little by little we are being unveiled the new 100% communist design of the new Europe (and the…
Gay marriage is back on the agenda !
They certainly are not giving up and if they fail they try again, and again, and again – until they succeed. They do not care about what people want, they…
More preparations for civil unrest in America
Like 2 billion rounds of ammunition was not enough, the DHS is buying more: 360k rounds of hollow point bullets, and earlier reported armored vehicle purchased by the DHS are…
God is the answer
“During the time when disorder arose in the Holy Church of God, people were expecting that some persons who had no communion with Her (i.e. the Holy Church) would be…
From The Synaxarion on the Sunday of Orthodoxy
The following is a summary of the Synaxarion on the Sunday of Orthodoxy which can be read in full here. Emperor Leo the Isaurian, who persecuted the Orthodox Icon-veneraters mercilessly,…