Christian Faith and Same Sex Attraction: Eastern Orthodox Reflections
Father Thomas Hopko draws on the wisdom of the Orthodox Christian Church and the Holy Scriptures to help us understand same-sex attraction, with Continue Reading
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Time and Despondency: Regaining the Present in Faith and Life
Idleness. Apathy. Restlessness. Procrastination. These are symptoms of what early Christian theologians called despondency (acedia), a spiritual sickness rooted in a lack of Continue Reading
All That I Have Is Yours: 100 Meditations with St. Pope Kyrillos VI on the Spiritual Life (Spirituality Series)
All That I Have Is Yours is a book of daily spiritual meditations that beautifully interweaves together 100 stories of encounters with St. Continue Reading
Practical Spirituality According to the Desert Fathers
BORN AGAIN IN BAPTISM, we receive the Holy Spirit which dwells in us, and works in us so that we may reach spiritual Continue Reading
Journey to Reality: Sacramental Life in a Secular Age
Most books aimed at introducing Orthodoxy to the non-Orthodox begin by explaining basic points of doctrine and practice that differ from what the Continue Reading
An Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith
St. John of Damascus was one of the Early Church's most important saints, and he is considered a Doctor of the Catholic Church. Continue Reading
The Orthodox Church: An Introduction to its History, Doctrine, and Spiritual Culture
This important work offers the most comprehensive and up-to-date account of the Orthodox Church available, providing a detailed account of its historical development, Continue Reading
Characteristics Of The Spiritual Path (Spirituality Series)
“My friend, you are walking on the spiritual path" writes His Holiness Pope Shenouda III of blessed memory, who was the Pope and Continue Reading
Five Models of Spiritual Direction in the Early Church
In late antiquity the rising number of ascetics who joined the priesthood faced a pastoral dilemma. Should they follow a traditional, demonstrably administrative, Continue Reading
Virtue in the Unseen Warfare: A Contemporary Adaptation of a Spiritual Classic
Father Jack Sparks has masterfully adapted the material from this highly treasured monastic work specifically for today's lay Christian living in the midst Continue Reading