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The God Who Does Not Love

Fr. Seraphim Aldea exhorts his listeners to fight for faith in the living God during this challenging time.




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Stay in the Fight - On Stability and Growing Roots

Two summers ago (when people still travelled) I met a lady on the ferry who had come to the Isles all the way from North America because 'God told me to visit Scotland'. Apparently, God had told her to visit many places in the world and she was looking forward to wherever He would send her on her next holiday. This lesson is based on a very different story about St Macarius the Great who one day received the thought of leaving his cell to go and pray in the desert. After he waited for FIVE YEARS, fighting in prayer to discern if this is the will of God, he then went into the desert.




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"I fear my marriage is failing" — Marriage as a tool in the hands of Christ

No good can come from constantly re-assessing our decision to enter a marriage or monastic life. The time for assessing is before we enter the Sacrament; after that, we should allow Christ to freely use the 'tool' of the Sacrament to shape us into the Saints He created us to be.




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"Low" Periods Hide a Spiritual Treasure

"Low" Periods Hide a Spiritual Treasure (w/ Fr. Seraphim Aldea)




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Our Protestant Inclinations

Have we, and are we responding to the current crisis in a fully Orthodox manner?




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Oct 23 - Holy Apostle James, Brother Of The Lord, First Bishop Of Jerusalem




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Holy Apostle James, the Brother of the Lord and First Bishop of Jerusalem




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Holy Apostle James, the Brother of the Lord and First Bishop of Jerusalem




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Wednesday Nov 21 - Entry of Theotokos to the Temple




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Nov 21 - The Entry Of The Theotokos Into The Temple




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The Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple in Jerusalem




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The Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple in Jerusalem




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The Entry of the Most Holy Theotokos into the Temple in Jerusalem




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Friday Nov 23 - St Columban, Abbot of Luxeuil




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St Columban, Abbot of Luxeuil




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St. Columban, Abbot of Luxeuil




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Dec 31 - Holy Mother Melania The Younger Of Rome




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Monday Dec 31 - Our Holy Mother Melania the Younger of Rome




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Our Holy Mother Melania the Younger of Rome




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Jan 03 - Our Holy Mother Genevieve of Paris




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Our Holy Mother Genevieve of Paris




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Our Holy Mother Genevieve of Paris




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Jan 22 - Holy Apostle Timothy




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Jan 22 - Holy Apostle Timothy




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Feb 06 - St. Photios




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St Photios, Patriarch of Constantinople




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Feb 19 - Philothea of Athens




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Feb 19 - Our Venerable Mother Philothea Of Athens




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Our Venerable Mother Philothea of Athens




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Mar 25 - The Annunciation Of Our Most Holy Lady, The Theotokos And Ever-Virgin Mary




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Mar 25 - The Annunciation of the Holy Theotokos




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Mar 25 - Annunciation Of Our Most Holy Lady, The Theotokos And Ever-Virgin Mary




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The Annunciation of Our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary




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Mar 28 - St. Hilarion The New, Abbot Of Pelecete, Confessor




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St Hilarion the New, Abbot of Pelecete




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St. Hilarion the New, Abbot of Pelecete




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St. Hilarion the New, Abbot of Pelecete, Confessor




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Apr 01 - Our Holy Mother Mary Of Egypt




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Apr 01 - Holy Mother Mary Of Egypt




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Our Holy Mother Mary of Egypt




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Our Holy Mother Mary of Egypt




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Apr 07 - Martyr Calliopius, with his mother Theoclea




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Apr 15 - Holy Martyr Sabbas the Goth




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Apr 15 - Holy Martyr Sabbas The Goth




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Holy Martyr Sabbas the Goth




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Holy Martyr Sabbas the Goth




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Holy Martyr Sabbas the Goth




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Apr 30 - Holy Apostle James, The Brother Of St John The Theologian




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Apr 30 - Holy Apostle James, brother of St. John the Theologian




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May 21 - Emperor Constantine and Helen, his mother