Unveiling the Scriptures – Second Temple Exegesis
We continue our study by a look at Scriptural exegesis during the period of the Second Temple. It is important to understand…
Reflections in Christ
Unveiling the Scriptures - The Period of the Kings
This series continues with an examination of the Scriptural tradition during the period of the kings of Israel. This situation…
Days of Light and Joy: On the Canonization of St. Herman - August 7-10, 1970
How can I tell about this? How can I express in human words the light and joy experienced —as a gift, unmerited, truly by the…
Unveiling the Scriptures - The Mosaic Period
We continue this series with an examination of the Scriptures in the Mosaic period. It was with Moses that the first written…
Remarks of Metropolitan Tikhon at the Conclusion of the Office of Burial for Archbishop David
This evening to offer hymns of departure to our brother and concelebrant in the Holy Mysteries, the newly-fallen asleep Archbishop David…
Remarks of Metropolitan Tikhon at the conclusion of the Panikhida for Metropolitan Theodosius
This evening, we lift up prayers on the third day of repose of the newly-departed servant of God, His Beatitude Metropolitan Theodosius…
Unveiling the Scriptures - Introduction
Some months ago it was arranged by the good people of the Russian Orthodox diocese of Souroz in Britain that I would give a talk at their…
On Stewardship and the Chancery of the Orthodox Church in America
“In my booklet, Of What Life Do We Speak: Four Pillars for the Fulfillment of the Apostolic Work of the Church, I define…
Praying to the Saints
When I first began to investigate Orthodoxy, my main stumbling block to conversion was prayer to Mary and the saints. My Protestant…
The Despair of Elijah
The Prophet Elijah (whose feast day is July 20) is perhaps best…