"Love God and neighbor. Be patient toward others' deficiencies, for you have your own. Pray morning and night without fail, don't be lazy. Hope in aid from God, don't boast, and above all avoid pride, for this is the mother of all vice."
We offer here the work of a seminary graduate and ordained reader summarizing the historical basis and canonical responsibilities of the office of Reader. This article first appeared in Russian in Православный Путь for 2005 and was subsequently featured in Orthodox Life Vol. 62.1.
by Priest David Starr. A guide for encouraging true metanoia that "bear[s] fruits worthy of repentance" (Mt:3:8), based on the path laid out in the Beatitudes.
Dr Alexis Torrance elucidates the Orthodox understanding of Personhood based on the Dogmas of the Trinity and Christology in this talk originally delivered at Holy Trinity Seminary.
How should an Orthodox Christian respond to the overabundance of information which bombards us on a minute-by-minute basis through our computers, televisions, and even our phones?