The Saint Euphrosynos Cafe

Beloveds, Yesterday was his day, and I hope everyone commemorated it -- not with green beer or a float with leprechauns on it, but with prayers for the salvation of Ireland, as he would have wanted. And yesterday was the day he'd have recognized as March 17. As God through Holy Patrick drove the Dru...

What is really happening is that the Mass Fathers likely have a paper Ukaz in their possession. However, like Fr Gregory of St Petersburg, somebody had to show up before they admitted that they "suddenly received it". Of course I can't prove that. It would only cause another debate to say...

:ohvey: Only Rdr Benjamin can answer that last question. As for the rest, all I will say is that they attempted to slander an innocent priest on false charges to make Fr Christopher, their puppet, the only remaining candidate for Bishop. I was present at that meeting in Suzdal. I was also present in...

Otche Diakon Nikola, I just saw the Eternal_Tao review, and I wonder: In Chinese, of course, tao is a very resonant word, suggesting many of the Greek connotations of Logos -- better even than Slovo or Word. On the other hand, in America I think the novovechniki have taken over the idea and made it ...

:? Dear Brethren, The canons are eminently available through the Zondervan/Hendrickson reprints in the last volume of the Nicene Fathers' series. And then there are Makrakis and the Greeek and Russian collections. It is easy to copy them wholesale; not so easy to see how which apply to the situation...

:( Dear in Christ Brother Nathaniel, The Dormition Skete people are being vile; why resist, when our Lord tells us that if anyone demand our riassa we should give him the podriasnik as well. I do not doubt the things are all yours, nor that the actions of the skeeters are not Christian. I suppose yo...

:shock: Brethren, I do not understand "Ipswich Schism." Please explain your reasons for alleging that Frs. Spyridon, Victor and Christopher are in schism. I understand they are under suspension from Suzdal for alleged uncanonical behaviour, having urged bishops to separate from Met. Valent...