The Responses to Thalassios is considered by many to be the greatest work of St. Maximos the Confessor, the great Byzantine theologian of the 7th century. The book consists of 65 answers that Maximos wrote in response to Thalassios, a renowned spiritual teacher in North Africa. Question 48 in this book begins with a prayer that …
World Gone Haywire
Amazing words spoken by Dietrich Bonhoeffer on August 29, 1932 - 90 years ago, but just as pertinent today, as the Russian Orthodox Patriarch and several other Orthodox hierarchs in Russia and elsewhere continue to support and even promote Putin's illegal and criminal war against Ukraine. Note especially his statement: "The church forsakes obedience whenever …
How beautiful is a happy, serene and smiling face, a church that never closes…
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2022“How beautiful is a Church with a happy, serene and smiling face, a Church that never closes doors, never hardens hearts, …How beautiful is a happy, serene and smiling face, a church that never closes…
Ancient Answers 