An Orthodox Critique of Perennialism (and René Guénon)
orthodoxaustralia A less known and I would say more subtle influence that seems to have afflicted many contemporary Orthodoxy theologians and thinkers in recent times is Perennialism. Perennialism as defined on…
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Father Adrian Fageteanu
16th November 1912 – 27th of September 2011 Father Adrian was a professional lawyer, during his young years After becoming a monk, at the end of WW2, Father Adrian enrolled…
The Theory of Evolution and Its Sources
Would it be surprising to you, finding out that there is a clear religious proof behind that strange idea of Big-Bang and the billions of years, supposedly passed since the…
Interview with Abbot Father Petroniu Tănase
Words of wisdom, offered to a group of Orthodox pilgrims from Melbourne, by Abbot Father Petroniu Tanase from the Romanian Skete Prodromu (the Forerunner), at the Holy Mount Athos (on…
A Contemporary Orthodox World View
source (this is work in progress – i may update this post over the next period) My dear friends, i am going to try to present what i would call…
“The Eurasian Project for the Development of Post-Soviet Russia in the Context of the Russian Religious-Philosophical Tradition”
Archpriest George Mitrofanov, Professor of St. Petersburg Theological Academy Already in the first response of Russian religious philosophers to emergence of the Eurasian collections was marked with tempting “novelty” ideology…
Blessed Constantin Oprisan, Martyr of Jilava, Romania (1921 – 26th of July 1959)
Father George Calciu: “He did not talk much, but every word coming from his mouth was a holy word – only about Christ, only about love, only about forgiveness. He…
Blessed Confessor of Christ, Father Ilie Lacatusu (1909 – 22 July 1983)
On 19th of July 1952, Father Ilie Lacatusu was arrested and sent to a concentration camp, where the political prisoners (mainly Orthodox and followers of the Legion of the Archangel…
Radu Gyr
2/03/1905 – 29/04/1975 Radu Gyr (Demetrescu) was an extraordinary man, with a heart as large as the sky with its beauties! He spent many years in communist extermination camps, suffering…
“Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven”
“Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of Heaven” Every Sunday during the Beatitudes part of the Divine Liturgy, we hear this being chanted: “Blessed are…