Archbishop Averky (Taushev) Archives • Orthodox Life

The Archpastors of Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia

April 27, 2024 0

These insightful thoughts are particularly pertinent considering the latest developments in the two major war fronts we are experiencing. Where...

Mosaic of the Descent of the Holy Spirit, Holy Trinity Monastery

The Descent of the Holy Spirit and the Birth of the Church

Fr Innocent Henderson

Scripture

June 8, 2023 0

An excerpt from Archbishop Averky's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures of the New Testament, Vol. 2: The Acts of the Apostles.

Metropolitan Hilarion in his residence at the Synod of Bishops

Metropolitan Hilarion: Education and Formation

Metropolitan Hilarion of Eastern America & New York and Sergei Jakubov

Church History

May 19, 2022 1

Part 1 of an interview with His Eminence Hilarion, First Hierarch of the Russian Church Abroad, conducted in 2010.

Jordanville Readings, a podcast from Holy Trinity Publications

Christian Struggle

Deacon Peter Markevich

Jordanville Readings

December 23, 2020 0

"It is in one’s personal effort to eradicate evil and to implant good that the essence of Christian struggle or asceticism lies."

Waging Unseen Warfare, Part 2

Deacon Peter Markevich

Jordanville Readings

December 22, 2020 0

"Thus, that which is most necessary for success in unseen warfare is the recognition of one’s own weakness and complete insignificance without the help of God."

Waging Unseen Warfare, Part 1

Deacon Peter Markevich

Jordanville Readings

December 21, 2020 0

"The relationship of every true Christian to every type of evil, wherever it may appear, is a relationship of complete and unconditional irreconcilability.:

Guarding the Heart, Part 2

Deacon Peter Markevich

Jordanville Readings

December 18, 2020 0

"The frenzied, neurotic tempo of modern-day life makes it difficult to find calm and peace for tired, worn-out souls."

Guarding the Heart, Part 1

Deacon Peter Markevich

Jordanville Readings

December 17, 2020 0

"We must more often and in greater measure keep closed the 'windows of the soul,' as the Holy Fathers called our sensory organs: sight, hearing, taste, smell, and touch. We need to train ourselves, to force ourselves not to look, not to listen, taste, smell or touch just anything and everything."

The Christian Understanding of Freedom, Part 3

Deacon Peter Markevich

Jordanville Readings

December 16, 2020 0

"Why does striving for imaginary 'freedoms' lead to slavery? The reason is simply that we cannot give evil free rein, because when it is not restrained in any way, it easily enslaves people."

The Christian Understanding of Freedom, Part 2

Deacon Peter Markevich

Jordanville Readings

December 15, 2020 0

"One who believes in the Lord Jesus Christ and conforms himself to His divine teaching becomes truly free, that is, he is delivered from the power of sin, ceases to be a slave of the devil, and becomes a child of God."

The Christian Understanding of Freedom, Part 1

Deacon Peter Markevich

Jordanville Readings

December 14, 2020 0

"The horror of man's predicament lies in the derangement that has afflicted his mind. It seems to him that he is doing everything himself, that he is acting completely independently, but in reality he is doing only the will of his lord, the devil."

Acquiring Gospel Love, Part 2

Deacon Peter Markevich

Jordanville Readings

December 11, 2020 0

"What then is the true criterion of an authentic and wholly spiritual love for God? It is given to us in the Gospel. God clearly said, If you love Me, keep My commandments (John 14:15). He who does not love Me does not keep My words (John 14:24). Clear and simple."

Acquiring Gospel Love, Part 1

Deacon Peter Markevich

Jordanville Readings

December 9, 2020 0

"What then is the true criterion of an authentic and wholly spiritual love for God? It is given to us in the Gospel. God clearly said, If you love Me, keep My commandments (John 14:15). He who does not love Me does not keep My words (John 14:24). Clear and simple."