Phronema of our Fathers

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November 26, 2024 For the Peace from Above - An Orthodox Resource Book on War, Peace and Nationalism
Since the early days of the Church, Christians have struggled to
come to terms with Christ's words of peace and His example of peace. In
Christ's life, as recorded in the New Testament, it is striking that He
neither killed anyone nor summoned any of His disciples to kill. Indeed,
the final miracle Christ performed before His execution was to heal an
enemy's wound, an injury caused by the Apostle Peter in an attempt to
defend his master. Yet, in the course of more than twenty centuries of
Christian history, we see Christians often involved in war and, in
surveying the calendar of saints, find not only those who refused to
take part in war but also those who served in the military, though no
one has been canonized due to his skill as a soldier. Besides the
millions of Christians who have fought in armies, often against fellow
Christians, we also find many priests, bishops and theologians who have
advocated war and blessed its weapons. Our subject is an urgent one.
Many people today live either near conflict areas or are directly
touched by war or in areas where terrorist actions may suddenly occur.
Everyone on the planet is in some way affected by wars in progress or
wars in the making as well as the consequences of wars in the past.
Every day thousands of Christians struggle in thought and prayer with
some of the most difficult of questions: May I fight injustice by
violent methods? Am I allowed to kill in combat? Are there limits on
what I can do in the defense of my country? Am I as a Christian allowed
to disobey demands that I believe are unjust or violate the Gospel? When
the demands of my country seem at odds with the demands of the Kingdom
of God, how do I respond to this conflict? Rarely do we find easy
answers to these and similar questions. Thus, those of us in the
Orthodox Christian tradition search for help in Holy Scripture, the
canons provided to us by ecumenical councils, the witness of the saints,
the writing of the Fathers of the Church as well as theologians of
recent times. Imitation of saintly forebears alone, however, will not
solve our problems. Different eras have adopted different attitudes.
Also many of today's problems never existed before, not least the
changed character of war in an era of weapons of mass destruction,
terrorism and mass propaganda. Yet knowledge of the thought and action
undertaken by the Orthodox Churches on the issues of war and peace in
recent decades surely can help us find ways out of the dead ends that
many communities are experiencing today. This is the aim of this book.
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15h 27min
November 16, 2024 The Typikon Decoded - Archimandrite Job Getcha
The Byzantine liturgy, with its beauty, its richness, and its
depth, intrigues, inspires, and fascinates a great number of today s
Christians; and yet it remains for many almost inaccessible if not
incomprehensible.
The Typikon, the liturgical book that contains
the order of the liturgical celebration, is complex, whence the
necessity of decoding it both for recent converts and for cradle
Orthodox Christians desiring to deepen their liturgical observance.
And
that decoding is the goal of this book. Developed from courses given at
the Institut Saint-Serge in Paris, it covers the celebration of the
offices throughout the Byzantine liturgical year. The organization and
composition of the liturgical offices are first situated in the context
of their historical development, and then are analyzed in detail from a
practical point of view.
This explanation of Byzantine liturgical
practice, the first of its kind in English, includes an extensive
bibliography and comprehensive glossary.
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10h 6min
October 09, 2024 St Gregory The Theologian's Second Paschal Oration
One of the greatest orators of his age, St. Gregory the Theologian (also
known as Gregory Nazianzus), is considered among the most central of
Church fathers. His work, and that of St. Basil the Great, did much to
win the day for the Nicene Creed (by God’s grace) and to secure its
completion at the first Council of Constantinople, where the Creed
received its final and present form. He is not as easy to read for
moderns as Augustine or some of the Latin Fathers. But is well worth the
read. Below is a portion from his Second Paschal Oration in which he asks the question: “To whom was the ransom (Christ’s death on the Cross) paid?”
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59min
October 09, 2024 On Those who Think They Are Made Righteous by Works - St Mark the Ascetic
Our venerable father Mark the Ascetic thrived in the year 430. He was a disciple of Saint John Chrysostom, according to Nikephoros Kallistos (vol. 2, bk. 14. ch. 53), and was a contemporary of Saint Nilus and Isidore of Pelusium, who were famous ascetics. Diligent in the study of the Scriptures, he wrote many discourses full of abundant learning and spiritual benefit. Of these, 32 are mentioned by Nikephoros Kallistos, which teach the entire path of the ascetic life, though they have not been preserved. Only eight of his discourses survive, different from the above, which are mentioned by both Kallistos and the critic Photios (codex 200).
Of these, the discourse "On the Spiritual Law" is first, "On Those Who Think They Are Made Righteous by Works" is third, both divided into short chapters, and "To Nicholas the Monk" is eighth. These discourses were included here as more useful than the others and why all three belong to the spiritual law.
The venerable martyr Peter of Damascus and Gregory of Sinai and the most holy patriarch Kallistos and Paul the Evergetinos and many other Fathers also mention his books. All of them have studied his works and urge us to study them as well.
The Holy Church of Christ honors his memory on March 5 and praises his ascetic struggles, the wisdom of his words and the grace given to him by God.
From Philokalia, vol. 1. Translation by John Sanidopoulos.
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51min
October 02, 2024 Primacy in the Church from Vatican I to Vatican II An Orthodox Perspective by Maximos Vgenopoulos

The
primacy of the bishop of Rome, the pope, as it was finally shaped in
the Middle Ages and later defined by Vatican I and II has been one of
the thorniest issues in the history of the Western and Eastern Churches.
This issue was a primary cause of the division between the two Churches
and the events that followed the schism of 1054: the sack of
Constantinople by the crusaders in 1204, the appointment by Pope
Innocent III of a Latin patriarch of Constantinople, and the
establishment of Uniatism as a method and model of union. Always a topic
in ecumenical dialogue, the issue of primacy has appeared to be an
insurmountable obstacle to the realization of full unity between Roman
Catholicism and the Orthodox Christianity. In this timely and
comprehensive work, Maximos Vgenopoulos analyzes the response of major
Orthodox thinkers to the Catholic understanding of the primary of the
pope over the last two centuries, showing the strengths and weaknesses
of these positions.
Covering a broad range of primary
and secondary sources and thinkers, Vgenopoulos approaches the issue of
primacy with an open and ecumenical manner that looks forward to a way
of resolving this most divisive issue between the two Churches. For the
first time here the thought of Greek and Russian Orthodox theologians
regarding primacy is brought together systematically and compared to
demonstrate the emergence of a coherent view of primacy in accordance
with the canonical principles of the Orthodox Church. In looking at
crucial Greek-language sources Vgenopoulos makes a unique contribution
by providing an account of the debate on primacy within the Greek
Orthodox Church. Primacy in the Church from Vatican I to Vatican II
is an invaluable resource on the official dialogue taking place between
the Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church today. This important
book will be of broad interest to historians, theologians, seminarians,
and all those interested in Orthodox-Catholic relations.

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7h 25min
September 07, 2024 Marriage: An Orthodox Perspective by John Meyendorff
It
is impossible to understand either the New Testament doctrine on
marriage, or the very consistent practice of the Orthodox Church without
seeing Christian marriage in the context of the Eucharist ... The very
notion of marriage as a sacrament presupposed that a man is not only a
being with physiological, psychological, and social functions, but that
he is a citizen of God's Kingdom, i.e., that his entire life and
especially its most decisive moments involve eternal values and God
Himself. -- John Meyendorff, from the book
This
excellent study on Christian marriage is a valuable resource for anyone
seeking to understand the Orthodox perspective on marriage. John
Meyendorff examines marriage in the Church from the contexts of Judaism
and the New Testament, the early Church and Roman law, sacramental life,
and contemporary society. Specific issues discussed include: second
marriages, "mixed" marriages, divorce, abortion, family planning and
responsible parenthood, married clergy, celibacy, and the monastic life.
Essential reading for all pastors, it is also useful for parents,
newlyweds and those preparing or the sacrament of marriage.
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3h 20min
August 26, 2024 The Inner Kingdom - Metropolitan Kallistos Ware
This is a revised and expanded version of a book that has appeared in
French, Italian, and Greek. It focuses on themes central to Eastern
Christian worship and spiritual life and serves as an introduction to
the series of six volumes of Bishop Kallistos' collected works.
The
opening chapter recounts the author's journey to Orthodoxy. The next
two chapters provide profound and illuminating insights on death,
bereavement and resurrection in Christ, and on repentance. Chapters four
through seven invite us into the world of the desert ascetics and
hesychast monks. Combining scholarly rigor with practical counsels on
prayers, Bishop Kallistos makes the wealth of the Orthodox tradition
accessible to today's Christians. The next three chapters concern
personal vocation, martyrdom, spiritual guidance, and the strange path
of the fool for Christ's sake. There follows a brief essay on time and
eternity. The final chapter is a challenging discussion of Origen and Ss
Gregory of Nyssa, Isaac the Syrian and Silouan the Athonite, and in
conversation with them Bishop Kallistos asks, "Dare we hope for the
salvation of all?"
A teacher at the University of Oxford who
lectures around the world, Bishop Kallistos speaks equally to laypeople
and specialists, on both timeless mysteries and urgent contemporary
concerns.

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7h 49min
August 26, 2024 The Orthodox Veneration of Mary the Birthgiver of God - St. John Maximovitch
“For He hath looked upon the lowliness of His handmaiden; for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.”
—(Luke 1:48)
A right understanding of Mary, the Mother of God is essential for a right understanding of Jesus Christ, the incarnate Son of God. When her image is distorted, the image of her Son also becomes distorted.
This concise little book is a classic exposition of how the Orthodox Christian Church has venerated the Mother of God throughout the ages, and on the chief errors that have sought to change or undermine this veneration: both ancient heresies and the later deviations of Western Christendom. It clearly tells why the Virgin Mary should truly be called the Mother of God and should be honored by all generations, and why at the same time She cannot be said to have been unable to sin, or considered a Co-Redemptress along with Jesus Christ, the only Savior of the world.
Written by a miracle-worker of modern times who was in close spiritual contact with the Mother of God - St. John Maximovitch, Archbishop of Shanghai and San Francisco (1896-1966) - this work was translated by an American convert to the Orthodox Faith who was a beloved disciple of St. John: Hieromonk Seraphim Rose of Platina (1934-1982).
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1h 36min
August 26, 2024 Three Prayers: The Lord's Prayer, O Heavenly King, The Prayer of Saint Ephrem - Olivier Clement
n this book, Oliver Clement comments on three traditional prayers. The first, which is known to us all, is the ""Our Father."" The author's intention is not to rival prestigious works but to discern, within the depths of the text itself, a Trinitarian revelation, the ways of communion--the ""prayer of fire"" of which St John Cassian spoke.
There follow two other prayers that are familiar the Eastern tradition: first the prayer of the Holy Spirit (""O Heavenly King"") which, in the Byzantine rite, precedes any liturgical action, and on a more personal level, and work of reflection or witness. It celebrates the tremendous Breath of God which conveys to us the resurrected life. Finally, the ""Prayer of St Ephrem"" is characteristic of the services of Great Lent and sums up the interior struggle for trust, humility, and respect for others.
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2h 8min
August 26, 2024 On the Ecclesiastical Mystagogy - St. Maximus the Confessor
St Maximus the Confessor (c. 580-662) beautifully expounds the meaning of the Divine Liturgy in this work, which had a profound influence on the subsequent tradition, beginning with St Germanus of Constantinople (PPS 8). Maximus' vision of the liturgy contemplates the interpenetrating relationships of all things with each other and with Christ, in whom all things cohere. The church building and the human being and the cosmos are all mutually related and symbolically reflect each other. Further, in the liturgy we enter into the mystery of Christ. As St Maximus puts it, "Let us not be absent from the holy Church of God because she contains such great mysteries of our salvation according to... and she reveals the gift of adoption that is given through holy baptism in the Holy Spirit and that perfects each one into the image of Christ."
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2h 51min

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