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Review: On Social Justice(Post)
An Ancient Church Father Made More Relevant by 21st Century ProblemsI was on the edge of my seat reading the homilies on wealth, poverty, and social justice by St Basil the Great. In an age of pandem ...
Review: On Christian Ethics(Post)The Christian life is even more demanding than you think, offers Basil the GreatIf you have ever been tempted to think that God grades sins on a sort of sliding scale, that some sins are more scandal ...
Thou Art a Vineyard - Michael Legaspi(Post)Thou Art a Vineyard: A reflection on the season of Great Lent from St Vladimir’s Orthodox Theological Seminary Associate Professor of Old Testament, Michael LegaspiLast year, in the middle of Gr ...
Review: Harp of Glory(Post)From the Ethiopian Orthodox Church Comes a distinctly African hymn of praise to the Virgin Mary:For the roots of the tree of your love are entwined within my heart, And that tree grows in stature a ...
Review: Beauty For Ashes(Post)The Church As Mystical Vessel and the Bishop as Protagonist The purpose of the Church is not to create individuals who do something, but rather who are something. That was what author and academic St ...
Review: The Sermon on the Mount(Post)The Sermon on the Mount is the single largest teaching of our Lord Jesus. It is thick with content; it contains the Beatitudes, the Lord’s Prayer, and meditations on the relationship between the o ...
Christ the Conqueror of Hell(Post)Though not encyclical, such as other tomes (The Departure of the Soul jumps to mind), Christ the Conqueror of Hell is a fantastic insight into the deep liturgical, dogmatic, and poetic roots of our O ...
Review: Seven Days on the Roads of France(Post)Anyone who wants to know more about Vladimir Lossky, the man behind several grand theological works, must not miss out on the sheer pleasure of reading Seven Days on the Roads of France, published ...
Review: Further Up and Further In: Orthodox Conversations with C.S. Lewis on Scripture & Theology(Post)The cover of Further Up and Further In by Edith M. Humphrey shows a majestic view of a mountain range. It is apt because Humphrey offers to be your theological guide to viewing the works of C.S.
Review: Hymns of Repentance(Post)Of the likely hundreds of kontakia, or hymns, composed by St Romanos the Melodist, fifty-nine of his genuine “sermon-poems” survive today, yet he is known mainly as the author of the Akathist Hymn to ...
Support Audiobooks(Page)SVS Press Audiobooks SVS Press audiobooks bring the wisdom of the Orthodox Church to listeners everywhere—on commutes, during prayerful walks, and for readers who learn best by listening. Do ...
Starting a Parish Lending Library(Page)By John W. Truslow, Jr. This article is written in the hope that you, with God's help, will pray for and build a parish/mission lending library for the good of your own community and for your own ed ...