The Saint Euphrosynos Cafe

Thank you all for your honesty and candidness, and for taking the time to answer me. The biblical injunction to asses the fruits rather than merely the claims of people, is of course, sound gospel advice. i am absolutely certain that seeing the loving hard work and care of our Archpriest, his gentle...

Theophan,

Forgive me for my confusion, I indeed thought you were a priest.

All the things you mention happened long before I was even aware of Orthodoxy. It all seems very complicated.

Where then is the Orthodox Church in Australia?

Father, Bless - please can you explain to me a newcomer to Orthodoxy, why this is so? I find that the ROCOR Church I am aquainted with is a very conservative and devout one besides Russians, others have found it a refuge from some of the terrible divisions which afflict the Greek Church here in Aust...

I am sorry if i have difficulty in following the above posts. Is it ROCOR being referred to as a non-church? I certainly hope not.

Gospodi Pomiluy

This is the stumbling block of the cross -the 'foolishness of God' that Scripture speaks of. Human wisdom is totally scandalized by the idea that God would take on human form and go to the cross for us. It is offensive to those who wish to build their own tower to heaven and not accept the salvific ...

My patron saint will be (when I am baptised), St. Seraphim of Sarov. I have been a practitioner of contemplative prayer for a while now, although very much a beginner in the way. I was reading of St. Seraphim's instruction on prayer and listening to the Spirit, it made my heart burn within me with l...

Hello, I would like to introduce myself. I live in Australia. I am currently seriously considering entering the Russian Orthodox Church, i have been praying about this for a while now, I ask you all in your love to pray for me that I may with humble heart and true faith take this step for which i lo...