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Talk:ROCOR and OCA

2007-06-06T22:50:34Z

Aaron: /* Conciliation */

==Ascension Monastery==
Isn't the Monastery of the Glorious Ascension (Resaca, GA) under the Jerusalem Patriarch? --[[User:Joe Rodgers|Joe Rodgers]] 23:46, 15 Jun 2005 (EDT)

: Yes, currently, but in '97 it came under ROCOR from the OCA. I believe they came under Jerusalem just recently. —[[User:ASDamick|Dcn. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Randompage|random]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] 08:32, 16 Jun 2005 (EDT)

:: OK, I figured you knew that. Would it be appropriate to acknowledge that in some way? --[[User:Joe Rodgers|Joe Rodgers]] 11:02, 16 Jun 2005 (EDT)

: Perhaps if there were a separate article about that monastery, that would be the place to do it. The reason I'm hesitant to include such information in this article is that the ROCOR/OCA relationship is complicated enough as it is without branching off too much into other histories. —[[User:ASDamick|Dcn. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Randompage|random]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] 12:13, 16 Jun 2005 (EDT)

==Article Size==
As this is a large article, would it be better to split this article up (similar to what was done to [[Western Rite]])? Perhaps into 'ROCOR and Metropolia' and 'ROCOR and OCA' sections? --{{User:Pistevo/sig}} 03:02, April 25, 2006 (CDT)

: It is somewhat long, though I don't think it is as yet ''too'' long. I'm also concerned that a split would end up disturbing the narrative coherence too much. With the WR article, it was more obviously possible, since the period was longer, including a number of smaller stories, and including whole sections of analysis. {{User:ASDamick/sig}} 06:41, April 25, 2006 (CDT)

==Conciliation==
I could have sworn that I read somewhere on the internet recently that the leadership of ROCOR had signed a document officially placing itself under the jurisdiction of the Patriarch of Moscow again. I'm not sure how promptly this is being carried out, though, but if true it seems to merit a mention on the OCA/ROCOR page, as the two would hopefully unite everafter. Any one have any better info for a page update? [[User:Gabriela|Gabriela]] 21:46, 12 May, 2006 (CST)
:From what I gathered[http://www.russianorthodoxchurch.ws/synod/eng2006/5ensobresolution.html], the 4th All-Diaspora Council has signed a document saying that it is basically pro-union; however, this isn't binding, and it's up to the council of bishops to decide. --{{User:Pistevo/sig}} 22:06, May 12, 2006 (CDT)
:Ok, so nothing conclusive yet, then. Thanks for the info. I figured it was too good to be true! Perhaps one day soon. [[User:Gabriela|Gabriela]] 8:29, 13 May, 2006 (CST)
: I talked to a ROCOR priest yesterday and he said the clergy/laity had decided that the union was a go. He said that next week the synod of ROCOR bishops would make the final decision. [[User:Joe Rodgers|Joe]] 2006-05-13

Because OCA is an autocephalous body, restoration of normal canonical relations does not necessarily follow from this resolution of the fouth all-diapora council being ratified by the synod of bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Abroad. The ROCOR will enter into Communion with Moscow much in the same way that the self-governing Ukrainian Orthodox Church is today. The ROCOR is also in Communion with the Patriarchate of Serbia, which is in Communion with all of universal Orthodoxy. Therefore it does not follow, ipso facto, that Communion with any other Church body will be restored vicariously through this unification. If such were the case, schims could result within the Church Abroad. -Reader of the Church Abroad, Diocese of San Francisco and Western America.—The preceding unsigned comment was added by [[User:Psaltes|Psaltes]] ([[User talk:Psaltes|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Psaltes|contribs]]) {{{2|}}}.

Based on everything I've been taught during the last eight years I've spent in the Russian Church Abroad, I would second the unsigned comment above. Whatever my personal feelings about the OCA are, I have not yet seen or heard anything officially declaring us to have resumed "full communion" or "concelebrations" with them. It seems like the last statement about reconciliation is a bit premature! [[User:Aaron Taylor|Aaron]]

== Locum Tenens ==

Calling the Moscow Patriarchs "Locum Tenems"- occupying the place of the "real" patriarch in his absence- seems strongly Point Of View. [[User:Rakovsky|Rakovsky]] 04:35, August 17, 2006 (CDT)
:To which spot are you referring? In most cases in the article, it was an indeniable statement of fact - Patr. Sergius was a locum tenens for quite a while before he was, after essentially doing the job for years, elevated to patriarch. The hierarch who bestowed the tomos was the locum tenens - the patriarch having died days/weeks (can't remember) before, and some of the Greek bishops, it seems, found out about the autocephaly through where Bp Theodosius was placed in the procession. As for the spot in the ROCOR letter, well, that is an advertised POV. — edited by [[User:Pistevo|Pιsτévο]] ''[[User talk:Pistevo|talk]]'' ''[[User talk:Pistevo/dev/null|complaints]]'' at 05:43, August 17, 2006 (CDT)

Fast response, Pistevo! How about the point in the ROCOR letter, which you described, perhaps correctly, as an "advertised" point of view. It was not clear to me at first whether this was just ROCOR's Point of View or everyone agreed it to be Locum Tenems. Maybe a parenthetical note should be added in the text.

By the way, it was enjoyable reading different parts of the article, including about refusing negotiations in the 1940's with Moscow after the convention had already voted for it, because of rumors of - a clergyman with a handheld atomic bomb :) :)
Seriously though, what are some different explanations of why the Metropolitan refused negotiations, after inviting Gregory? Just that he only wanted the negotiations as a pretext for leaving ROCOR? [[User:Rakovsky|Rakovsky]] 06:28, August 17, 2006 (CDT)

: I checked through the article for all mentions of the phrase ''locum tenens'', and none were based on a POV other than that which is verifiable, documentable public record. Even the referenced ROCOR letter referred to Metr. Pimen as the ''locum tenens'' of the patriarchal throne, when it was probably the case that some in ROCOR might not have regarded him in some sense as a bishop at all (as many regarded the MP synod itself as wholly illegitimate).

: Anyway, I'm the one who mostly researched and wrote this article, and I couldn't find any specifically documentable reasons for why Theophilus chose not to negotiate with Gregory. One may of course speculate. —[[User:ASDamick|Dcn. Andrew]] [[User_talk:ASDamick|talk]] [[Special:Contributions/ASDamick|contribs]] 06:38, August 17, 2006 (CDT)

Benedict of Nursia

2007-06-06T22:26:39Z

Aaron: /* Life */

[[Image:Benedict.JPG|frame|right|Benedict of Nursia]]
Widely venerated as the "Father of Western [[Monasticism]]," [[Saint|St.]] '''Benedict of Nursia''' wrote a monastic rule that has been followed continuously by monks in the West since his repose in the sixth century. His ''Life'' was first recorded by St. [[Gregory the Dialogist]], [[pope]] of [[Church of Rome|Rome]], in his famous ''Dialogues''. He is commemorated by the Church on [[March 14]].

==Life==
St. Benedict was born at Nursia, in Italy, around 470 A.D. Sent to school in Rome, he soon fled the worldliness of life in the city, abandoning his secular studies to become a [[monk]]. Although he first lived with a "company of virtuous men," soon a [[miracle]] the holy man performed attracted attention. He fled once again and took up residence in a mountain cave at Subiaco, near the site of a villa built by Nero. Here St. Benedcit lived in continual [[prayer]] and asceticism for three years. Eventually, God allowed his fame to spread once again, and he was asked by a nearby community of monks to become their [[abbot]]. The saint reluctantly agreed but eventually returned to his cave because of the resistance of the monks to his spiritual guidance. Gradually, however, individuals began to come to live near him at Subiaco, and in the end St. Benedict built twelve [[monastery|monasteries]] for these spiritual children, living himself at a thirteenth. St. Gregory notes a tradition that St. Benedict had a sister, St. Scholastica, who became a [[nun]] at one of his communities, and a famous story has her praying for a rainstorm on one occasion so as to enjoy more time in spiritual fellowship with her brother. (St. Scholastica is remembered on [[February 10]].) After receiving the [[Eucharist|Holy Mysteries]], St. Benedict reposed in the oratory of his monastery, his arms lifted in prayer, in the year 543.

==Hymns==
[[Troparion]] ([[Tone]] 1)
:By your ascetic labors, God-bearing Benedict,
:You were proven to be true to your name.
:For you were the son of benediction,
:And became a rule and model for all who emulate your life and cry:
:"Glory to Him who gave you strength!
:Glory to Him who granted you a crown!
:Glory to Him who through you grants healing to all!"

[[Kontakion]] - Tone 6
:You were enriched with God's grace;
:Your works agreed with your name,
:O Benedict, helpful servant of Christ God.
:Through prayer and fasting you were revealed to be filled with the gifts of the Spirit of God!
:You are a healer of the sick, the banisher of demons and speedy defender of our souls!
==External link==
*[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsLife.asp?FSID=100800 Venerable Benedict of Nursia] - [[OCA]] web site.
*[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02467b.htm St. Benedict of Nursia] - entry in the ''Catholic Encyclopedia''.

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Benedict of Nursia

2007-04-30T02:01:26Z

Aaron: /* External link */

[[Image:Benedict.JPG|frame|right|Benedict of Nursia]]
Widely venerated as the "Father of Western [[Monasticism]]," [[Saint|St.]] '''Benedict of Nursia''' wrote a monastic rule that has been followed continuously by monks in the West since his repose in the sixth century. His ''Life'' was first recorded by St. [[Gregory the Dialogist]], [[pope]] of [[Church of Rome|Rome]], in his famous ''Dialogues''. He is commemorated by the Church on [[March 14]].

==Life==
St. Benedict was born at Nursia, in Italy, around 470 A.D. Sent to school in Rome, he soon fled the worldliness of life in the city, abandoning his secular studies to become a [[monk]]. Although he first lived with a "company of virtuous men," soon a [[miracle]] he performed attracted attention. He fled once again and took up residence in a mountain cave at Subiaco, near the site of a villa built by Nero. Here he lived in continual [[prayer]] and asceticism for three years. Eventually, God allowed his fame to spread once again, and he was asked by a nearby community of monks to become their [[abbot]]. The saint reluctantly agreed but eventually returned to his cave because of the resistance of the monks to his spiritual guidance. Gradually, however, individuals began to come to live near him at Subiaco, and in the end he built twelve [[monastery|monasteries]] for these spiritual children, living himself at a thirteenth. St. Gregory notes a tradition that St. Benedict had a sister, St. Scholastica, who became a [[nun]] at one of his communities, and a famous story has her praying for a rainstorm on one occasion so as to enjoy more time in spiritual fellowship with her brother. (St. Scholastica is remembered on [[February 10]].) After receiving the [[Eucharist|Holy Mysteries]], St. Benedict reposed in the oratory of his monastery, his arms lifted in prayer, in the year 543.

==Hymns==
[[Troparion]] ([[Tone]] 1)
:By your ascetic labors, God-bearing Benedict,
:You were proven to be true to your name.
:For you were the son of benediction,
:And became a rule and model for all who emulate your life and cry:
:"Glory to Him who gave you strength!
:Glory to Him who granted you a crown!
:Glory to Him who through you grants healing to all!"

[[Kontakion]] - Tone 6
:You were enriched with God's grace;
:Your works agreed with your name,
:O Benedict, helpful servant of Christ God.
:Through prayer and fasting you were revealed to be filled with the gifts of the Spirit of God!
:You are a healer of the sick, the banisher of demons and speedy defender of our souls!
==External link==
*[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsLife.asp?FSID=100800 Venerable Benedict of Nursia] - [[OCA]] web site.
*[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02467b.htm St. Benedict of Nursia] - entry in the ''Catholic Encyclopedia''.

[[Category:Saints]]
[[Category:Monastics]]
[[Category:Church Fathers]]

Benedict of Nursia

2007-04-30T01:57:46Z

Aaron: /* Life */

[[Image:Benedict.JPG|frame|right|Benedict of Nursia]]
Widely venerated as the "Father of Western [[Monasticism]]," [[Saint|St.]] '''Benedict of Nursia''' wrote a monastic rule that has been followed continuously by monks in the West since his repose in the sixth century. His ''Life'' was first recorded by St. [[Gregory the Dialogist]], [[pope]] of [[Church of Rome|Rome]], in his famous ''Dialogues''. He is commemorated by the Church on [[March 14]].

==Life==
St. Benedict was born at Nursia, in Italy, around 470 A.D. Sent to school in Rome, he soon fled the worldliness of life in the city, abandoning his secular studies to become a [[monk]]. Although he first lived with a "company of virtuous men," soon a [[miracle]] he performed attracted attention. He fled once again and took up residence in a mountain cave at Subiaco, near the site of a villa built by Nero. Here he lived in continual [[prayer]] and asceticism for three years. Eventually, God allowed his fame to spread once again, and he was asked by a nearby community of monks to become their [[abbot]]. The saint reluctantly agreed but eventually returned to his cave because of the resistance of the monks to his spiritual guidance. Gradually, however, individuals began to come to live near him at Subiaco, and in the end he built twelve [[monastery|monasteries]] for these spiritual children, living himself at a thirteenth. St. Gregory notes a tradition that St. Benedict had a sister, St. Scholastica, who became a [[nun]] at one of his communities, and a famous story has her praying for a rainstorm on one occasion so as to enjoy more time in spiritual fellowship with her brother. (St. Scholastica is remembered on [[February 10]].) After receiving the [[Eucharist|Holy Mysteries]], St. Benedict reposed in the oratory of his monastery, his arms lifted in prayer, in the year 543.

==Hymns==
[[Troparion]] ([[Tone]] 1)
:By your ascetic labors, God-bearing Benedict,
:You were proven to be true to your name.
:For you were the son of benediction,
:And became a rule and model for all who emulate your life and cry:
:"Glory to Him who gave you strength!
:Glory to Him who granted you a crown!
:Glory to Him who through you grants healing to all!"

[[Kontakion]] - Tone 6
:You were enriched with God's grace;
:Your works agreed with your name,
:O Benedict, helpful servant of Christ God.
:Through prayer and fasting you were revealed to be filled with the gifts of the Spirit of God!
:You are a healer of the sick, the banisher of demons and speedy defender of our souls!
==External link==
*[http://ocafs.oca.org/FeastSaintsLife.asp?FSID=100800 Venerable Benedict of Nursia] - [[OCA]] web site.

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Talk:Benedict of Nursia

2007-04-30T01:49:24Z

Aaron:

Just out of curiosity, is it the standard here to use "modern English" versions of troparia and kondakia, as opposed to the common Elizabethan ones? I personally prefer the latter, but I'm more in favor of having a standard in this regard than insisting on an idiosyncracy. -- Aaron

Talk:Benedict of Nursia

2007-04-30T01:48:45Z

Aaron: New page: Just out of curiosity, is it the standard here to use "modern English" versions of troparia and kondakia, as opposed to the common Elizabethan ones? I personally prefer the latter, but I'm...

Benedict of Nursia

2007-04-25T02:15:42Z

Aaron:

Widely venerated as the "Father of Western [[Monasticism]]", St. Benedict of Nursia wrote a monastic rule that has been followed continuously by monks in the West since his repose in the sixth century. His Life was first recorded by St. [[Gregory the Dialogist]], pope of Rome, in his famous ''Dialogues''.

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==Life==
St. Benedict was born at Nursia, in Italy, around 470 A.D. Sent to school in Rome, he soon fled the worldliness of life in the city, and abandoned his secular studies to become a [[monk]]. Although he first lived with a "company of virtuous men", after a miracle he performed attracted attention he fled once again and took up residence in a mountain cave at Subiaco, near the site of a villa built by Nero. Here he lived in continual prayer and asceticism for three years. Eventually, God allowed his fame to spread once again, and he was asked by a nearby community of monks to become their [[abbot]]. The saint reluctantly agreed, but eventually returned to his cave because of the resistance of the monks to his spiritual guidance. Gradually however, individuals began to come to live near him at Subiaco, and in the end he built twelve [[monasteries]] for these spiritual children, living himself at a thirteenth. St. Gregory notes a tradition that St. Benedict had a sister, St. Scholastica, who became a nun at one of his communities, and a famous story has her praying for a rainstorm on one occasion so as to enjoy more time in spiritual fellowship with her brother. After receiving the Holy [[Mysteries]], St. Benedict reposed in the oratory of his monastery, his arms lifted in prayer.

Benedict of Nursia

2007-04-24T22:30:44Z

Aaron:

Widely venerated as the "Father of Western [[Monasticism]]", St. Benedict of Nursia wrote a monastic rule that has been followed continuously by monks in the West since his repose in the sixth century. His Life was first recorded by St. Gregory the Dialogist, pope of Rome, in his famous ''Dialogues''.

{{stub}}

==Life==
St. Benedict was born at Nursia, in Italy, around 470 A.D. Sent to school in Rome, he soon fled the worldliness of life in the city, and abandoned his secular studies to become a [[monk]]. Although he first lived with a "company of virtuous men", after a miracle he performed attracted attention he fled once again and took up residence in a mountain cave at Subiaco, near the site of a villa built by Nero. Here he lived in continual prayer and asceticism for three years. Eventually, God allowed his fame to spread once again, and he was asked by a nearby community of monks to become their [[abbot]]. The saint reluctantly agreed, but eventually returned to his cave because of the resistance of the monks to his spiritual guidance. Gradually however, individuals began to come to live near him at Subiaco, and in the end he built twelve [[monasteries]] for these spiritual children, living himself at a thirteenth. St. Gregory notes a tradition that St. Benedict had a sister, St. Scholastica, who became a nun at one of his communities, and a famous story has her praying for a rainstorm on one occasion so as to enjoy more time in spiritual fellowship with her brother. After receiving the Holy [[Mysteries]], St. Benedict reposed in the oratory of his monastery, his arms lifted in prayer.

Benedict of Nursia

2007-04-24T22:04:59Z

Aaron: New page: Widely venerated as the "Father of Western Monasticism", St. Benedict of Nursia wrote a monastic rule that has been followed continuously by monks in the West since his repose in the s...

OrthodoxWiki:Suggestions

2007-04-24T21:54:36Z

Aaron: /* Other Ideas */

This '''Suggestions''' page is for requests for '''new''' articles (requests for help with '''in-progress''' articles should be posted on [[OrthodoxWiki:Help wanted]]). You can post new suggestions here or click on the current ones and begin the work.

If you're stumped for ideas, take a look at some [[OrthodoxWiki:Style Manual (Importing)#Starting_Points|Starting Points]], as well as the [[Special:Wantedpages|Wanted pages]] list.

==Sample suggestions for future development==
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*Series of articles on "what you need to bring" for a particular sacrament (if you're the parent, godparent, priest, etc.) including links or full text of the service; these could focus on how the items (baptismal gown, wedding crowns) are used in the ceremony and what they mean, perhaps eventually getting their own articles

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==Suggestion for a 'Latest Church news' feature on OrthodoxWiki homepage==
The items under this rubric would be linked to relevant entries in OrthodoxWiki, for example:
* a news item about [http://newsfromrussia.com/world/2005/10/31/66637.html the new primate of the Malankara Church] would be linked to OrthodoxWiki page about that Church (if any exists),
* [http://www.cyprus-mail.com/news/main.php?id=22699&cat_id=9 Battle of the Bishops (Cyprus)] -> link to OrthodoxWiki pages about [[Church of Cyprus]] and [[Bartholomew I (Archontonis) of Constantinople|Bartholomew I]],
* [http://www.asianews.it/view.php?l=en&art=4473 Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem appeal to High Court against government refusal of recognition] -> link to OrthodoxWiki pages about [[Church of Jerusalem]] and [[Theophilus III (Giannopoulos) of Jerusalem|Theophilus III]],
* etc.

Format: each listed news item will have a short ~20-word description allowing links to relevant entries from OrthodoxWiki, besides a link to the original news source for full details. For example:

::'''4 Nov 05:''' His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch [[Bartholomew I (Archontonis) of Constantinople|Bartholomew I]] visits 'Economist' HQ in London and the London School of Economics and Political Sciences; states that [[Church_of_Constantinople|Ecumenical Patriarchate]] could be Europe's bridge with [[Islam]] (original news sources: [http://www.ana.gr/anaweb/user/showplain?maindoc=3551488&maindocimg=2350819&service=100 ana.gr (1)], [http://www.ana.gr/anaweb/user/showplain?maindoc=3556089&maindocimg=3499314&service=100 ana.gr (2)])

Update frequency: ideally daily, but perhaps every 2-3 days or weekly to reduce the burden of editing/updating it

Possible sources: official Church pages, Christian newsagencies, and news aggregators like http://news.google.com (search using suitable keywords, e.g., http://news.google.com/news?&q=bartholomew%20ecumenical - http://news.google.com/news?&q=alexy%20II - http://news.google.com/news?&q=orthodox+church )

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Cons: time and deication needed to maintain it

===Ideas===
Hi, the best way to do this would be to simply include RSS feeds from a few different news sources. I have this set up, in a very basic way, at www.orthodoxnewswire.com. Let me check into the possibilities for doing this on OWiki. I'm not sure this feature is available yet, but hopefully in the future. I don't think it makes sense to do this manually. [[User:FrJohn|Fr. John]]

:'''Update:''' This has been implemented at [[Orthodox news]]. [[User:FrJohn|Fr. John]] 23:36, November 29, 2005 (CST)
==Parish template==
I'm not very good at manipulating Wiki code here (I fare better on Wikipedia), but I was hoping to add a new template specifically for use on parish pages. It would be in a format similar to [[Template:Diocese]], but with different fields. Any help would be appreciated. [[User:Cholmes75|cholmes75]] 18:24, June 8, 2006 (CDT)

:What topics were you thinking about listing? I think its favorability will depend on its use. [[User:Joe Rodgers|Joe]] 2006-06-08

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Talk:John Cassian

2007-04-24T21:49:02Z

Aaron: New page: I've read in at least one or two places that St. Cassian is thought by some to have originated in Gaul rather than Romania (although I know that the ''Romanian Paterikon'' firmly claims hi...

I've read in at least one or two places that St. Cassian is thought by some to have originated in Gaul rather than Romania (although I know that the ''Romanian Paterikon'' firmly claims him). Whether or not equal weight is given to both possibilities, it seems to me that the article should at least make mention of the fact a Romanian birthplace is not unanimously agreed upon.

User:Aaron

2007-04-24T03:36:29Z

Aaron: New page: I'm a member of St. Benedict Russian Orthodox Church (ROCOR) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where I work and live with my wife Brighid and our two children Elisabeth and Nicholas. I h...

I'm a member of St. [[Benedict]] Russian Orthodox Church ([[ROCOR]]) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, where I work and live with my wife Brighid and our two children Elisabeth and Nicholas. I have a B.A. in religion with a minor in Russian from Oklahoma City University (a Methodist school), and I'm also 'working' off and on on a postgraduate degree in moral theology from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki in Greece, where I am a student of Anestis Keselopoulos. I have completed the required coursework and am set to begin a thesis on the place, if any, of imaginative literature in the Orthodox Christian life. In the area of Orthodox Christianity, I'm particularly interested in ascetic theology, the relationship between Orthodoxy and culture (particularly literature), and Western Saints. But I'm also an avid reader of philosophy, poetry, history, the Inklings, Russian literature (particularly Dostoevsky), and lots of other stuff. I've published one article (actually my senior research paper) on Dostoevsky in the book ''Dostoevsky's Polyphonic Talent'', edited by Joe Barnhart and published by University Press of America, and it would be nice to someday follow up my big triumph with a second publication.

Anyone interested in anything else about me can find me on OrthodoxCircle, where I am also known as 'Aaron' and am the founder of the ROCOR group.

Ephraim (Moraitis) of Philotheou

2007-04-24T03:18:52Z

Aaron: /* Monastic life */

[[Image:ElderEphraim.jpg|frame|right|Elder Ephraim of Philotheou]]
Archimandrite '''Ephraim of Philotheou''' (commonly known as '''''Elder Ephraim''''', sometimes spelled '''''Ephrem''''') is an [[archimandrite]] and former [[abbot]] of [[Philotheou Monastery (Athos)|Philotheou Monastery]] on [[Mount Athos]], spiritual guide of several [[monastery|monasteries]] on Mount Athos and Greece, and the founder of several monasteries in the United States. He resides in Arizona at [[St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery (Florence, Arizona)|St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery]].

Elder Ephraim has been a [[hieromonk|priest-monk]] for the past 50 years and has served as an elder for almost 40 years. He was a [[disciple]] of Elder [[Joseph (Spilaiotis)|Joseph]] the [[Hesychast]] of Mount Athos and lived in monastic obedience to him for 12 years until his Elder's repose in 1959.

==Early life==
Elder Ephraim was born in 1927 in Volos, Greece, with a [[baptism]]al name of John. He grew up in poverty and helped his father at work, but always tried to emulate the pious life of his mother (who became a [[nun]] with the name of Theophano). He began to desire the monastic life around 14 years of age, but he did not get a blessing from his spiritual father to leave and become a [[monk]] until he was 19.

==Monastic life==
When he arrived at Mount Athos, he became a disciple of Elder Joseph the Hesychast who [[tonsure]]d him in 1948 and gave him the name Ephraim. Elder Ephraim was subsequently [[ordination|ordained]] a [[deacon]], and then a [[priest]]. The life in the brotherhood under Elder Joseph was very austere and [[asceticism|ascetical]], and Elder Ephraim made great spiritual progress under his holy Elder. After Elder Joseph's repose in 1959, Elder Ephraim continued to live in asceticism for many years until he became the abbot of the Holy Monastery of Philotheou in 1973, where he was able to revive the spiritual life there in a short time. Due to the reputation of Elder Ephraim, the monastery's brotherhood grew rapidly. Elder Ephraim was asked by the council of Mount Athos to revive and expand several other monasteries on Mount Athos which had a dwindling number of monks. These monasteries were [[Xeropotamou Monastery (Athos)|Xeropotamou]], [[Konstamonitou Monastery (Athos)|Konstamonitou]], and [[Karakalou Monastery (Athos)|Karakallou]]. He was also asked to repopulate the [[Great Lavra (Athos)|Great Lavra]] but declined. These monasteries are still under his spiritual guidance today. Along with the monasteries on Mount Athos, there are several other monasteries in Greece under Elder Ephraim's spiritual guidance, including the monastery of St. [[John the Forerunner]] in Serres, that of [[Panagia]] the Directress in Portaria (Volos), and that of the [[Archangel Michael]], a formal [[metochion]] of Philotheou on the island of Thasos.

==Present day==
Elder Ephraim has a reputation of being a [[grace]]-filled [[confessor]] and true Athonite elder and has thousands of spiritual children around the world: monastics, [[clergy]], and [[laity|lay-people]]. He is considered by many to be the first to establish an authentic Athonite monastery on American soil. As of 2005, Elder Ephraim has founded seventeen monasteries in the United States and Canada under the Greek Orthodox Archdioceses of America and Canada; this includes monasteries for women and for men.


== Writings ==
*''Counsels from the Holy Mountain: Selected from the Letters and Homilies of Elder Ephraim'' by Elder Ephraim. Florence, Arizona: St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery, 1999. (ISBN 0966700031)

==External links==
*''[http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/elderephraimcounsels1.aspx On the World and Family]'' by Elder Ephraim
*[http://www.stanthonysmonastery.org/Map.htm Monasteries founded by Father Ephraim in the United States]
*[http://www.holytransfigurationmonastery.com/index.html?history.html History] of the Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Monastery in Harvard, Illinois, with a brief biography of Fr. Ephraim

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[[Category:Monastics]]
[[Category:Priests]]

Ephraim (Moraitis) of Philotheou

2007-04-24T03:15:51Z

Aaron: /* Monastic life */

[[Image:ElderEphraim.jpg|frame|right|Elder Ephraim of Philotheou]]
Archimandrite '''Ephraim of Philotheou''' (commonly known as '''''Elder Ephraim''''', sometimes spelled '''''Ephrem''''') is an [[archimandrite]] and former [[abbot]] of [[Philotheou Monastery (Athos)|Philotheou Monastery]] on [[Mount Athos]], spiritual guide of several [[monastery|monasteries]] on Mount Athos and Greece, and the founder of several monasteries in the United States. He resides in Arizona at [[St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery (Florence, Arizona)|St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery]].

Elder Ephraim has been a [[hieromonk|priest-monk]] for the past 50 years and has served as an elder for almost 40 years. He was a [[disciple]] of Elder [[Joseph (Spilaiotis)|Joseph]] the [[Hesychast]] of Mount Athos and lived in monastic obedience to him for 12 years until his Elder's repose in 1959.

==Early life==
Elder Ephraim was born in 1927 in Volos, Greece, with a [[baptism]]al name of John. He grew up in poverty and helped his father at work, but always tried to emulate the pious life of his mother (who became a [[nun]] with the name of Theophano). He began to desire the monastic life around 14 years of age, but he did not get a blessing from his spiritual father to leave and become a [[monk]] until he was 19.

==Monastic life==
When he arrived at Mount Athos, he became a disciple of Elder Joseph the Hesychast who [[tonsure]]d him in 1948 and gave him the name Ephraim. Elder Ephraim was subsequently [[ordination|ordained]] a [[deacon]], and then a [[priest]]. The life in the brotherhood under Elder Joseph was very austere and [[asceticism|ascetical]], and Elder Ephraim made great spiritual progress under his holy Elder. After Elder Joseph's repose in 1959, Elder Ephraim continued to live in asceticism for many years until he became the abbot of the Holy Monastery of Philotheou in 1973, where he was able to revive the spiritual life there in a short time. Due to the reputation of Elder Ephraim, the monastery's brotherhood grew rapidly. Elder Ephraim was asked by the council of Mount Athos to revive and expand several other monasteries on Mount Athos which had a dwindling number of monks. These monasteries were [[Xeropotamou Monastery (Athos)|Xeropotamou]], [[Konstamonitou Monastery (Athos)|Konstamonitou]], and [[Karakalou Monastery (Athos)|Karakallou]]. He was also asked to repopulate the [[Great Lavra (Athos)|Great Lavra]] but declined. These monasteries are still under his spiritual guidance today. Along with the monasteries on Mount Athos, there are several other monasteries in Greece under Elder Ephraim's spiritual guidance, including the monastery of St. [[John the Forerunner]] in Serres, that of [[Panagia]] the Directress in Portaria (Volos), and that of the [[Archangel Michael]], a direct dependency of Philotheou on the island of Thasos.

==Present day==
Elder Ephraim has a reputation of being a [[grace]]-filled [[confessor]] and true Athonite elder and has thousands of spiritual children around the world: monastics, [[clergy]], and [[laity|lay-people]]. He is considered by many to be the first to establish an authentic Athonite monastery on American soil. As of 2005, Elder Ephraim has founded seventeen monasteries in the United States and Canada under the Greek Orthodox Archdioceses of America and Canada; this includes monasteries for women and for men.


== Writings ==
*''Counsels from the Holy Mountain: Selected from the Letters and Homilies of Elder Ephraim'' by Elder Ephraim. Florence, Arizona: St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery, 1999. (ISBN 0966700031)

==External links==
*''[http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/elderephraimcounsels1.aspx On the World and Family]'' by Elder Ephraim
*[http://www.stanthonysmonastery.org/Map.htm Monasteries founded by Father Ephraim in the United States]
*[http://www.holytransfigurationmonastery.com/index.html?history.html History] of the Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Monastery in Harvard, Illinois, with a brief biography of Fr. Ephraim

[[Category:Modern Writers]]
[[Category:Monastics]]
[[Category:Priests]]

Ephraim (Moraitis) of Philotheou

2007-04-24T03:13:52Z

Aaron: /* Monastic life */

[[Image:ElderEphraim.jpg|frame|right|Elder Ephraim of Philotheou]]
Archimandrite '''Ephraim of Philotheou''' (commonly known as '''''Elder Ephraim''''', sometimes spelled '''''Ephrem''''') is an [[archimandrite]] and former [[abbot]] of [[Philotheou Monastery (Athos)|Philotheou Monastery]] on [[Mount Athos]], spiritual guide of several [[monastery|monasteries]] on Mount Athos and Greece, and the founder of several monasteries in the United States. He resides in Arizona at [[St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery (Florence, Arizona)|St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery]].

Elder Ephraim has been a [[hieromonk|priest-monk]] for the past 50 years and has served as an elder for almost 40 years. He was a [[disciple]] of Elder [[Joseph (Spilaiotis)|Joseph]] the [[Hesychast]] of Mount Athos and lived in monastic obedience to him for 12 years until his Elder's repose in 1959.

==Early life==
Elder Ephraim was born in 1927 in Volos, Greece, with a [[baptism]]al name of John. He grew up in poverty and helped his father at work, but always tried to emulate the pious life of his mother (who became a [[nun]] with the name of Theophano). He began to desire the monastic life around 14 years of age, but he did not get a blessing from his spiritual father to leave and become a [[monk]] until he was 19.

==Monastic life==
When he arrived at Mount Athos, he became a disciple of Elder Joseph the Hesychast who [[tonsure]]d him in 1948 and gave him the name Ephraim. Elder Ephraim was subsequently [[ordination|ordained]] a [[deacon]], and then a [[priest]]. The life in the brotherhood under Elder Joseph was very austere and [[asceticism|ascetical]], and Elder Ephraim made great spiritual progress under his holy Elder. After Elder Joseph's repose in 1959, Elder Ephraim continued to live in asceticism for many years until he became the abbot of the Holy Monastery of Philotheou in 1973, where he was able to revive the spiritual life there in a short time. Due to the reputation of Elder Ephraim, the monastery's brotherhood grew rapidly. Elder Ephraim was asked by the council of Mount Athos to revive and expand several other monasteries on Mount Athos which had a dwindling number of monks. These monasteries were [[Xeropotamou Monastery (Athos)|Xeropotamou]], [[Konstamonitou Monastery (Athos)|Konstamonitou]], and [[Karakalou Monastery (Athos)|Karakallou]]. He was also asked to repopulate the [[Great Lavra (Athos)|Great Lavra]] but declined. These monasteries are still under his spiritual guidance today. Along with the monasteries on Mount Athos, there are several other monasteries in Greece under Elder Ephraim's spiritual guidance, including the monastery of St. [[John the Forerunner]] in Serres, that of Panagia the Directress in Portaria (Volos), and that of the [[Archangel Michael]], a direct dependency of Philotheou on the island of Thasos.

==Present day==
Elder Ephraim has a reputation of being a [[grace]]-filled [[confessor]] and true Athonite elder and has thousands of spiritual children around the world: monastics, [[clergy]], and [[laity|lay-people]]. He is considered by many to be the first to establish an authentic Athonite monastery on American soil. As of 2005, Elder Ephraim has founded seventeen monasteries in the United States and Canada under the Greek Orthodox Archdioceses of America and Canada; this includes monasteries for women and for men.


== Writings ==
*''Counsels from the Holy Mountain: Selected from the Letters and Homilies of Elder Ephraim'' by Elder Ephraim. Florence, Arizona: St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery, 1999. (ISBN 0966700031)

==External links==
*''[http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/elderephraimcounsels1.aspx On the World and Family]'' by Elder Ephraim
*[http://www.stanthonysmonastery.org/Map.htm Monasteries founded by Father Ephraim in the United States]
*[http://www.holytransfigurationmonastery.com/index.html?history.html History] of the Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Monastery in Harvard, Illinois, with a brief biography of Fr. Ephraim

[[Category:Modern Writers]]
[[Category:Monastics]]
[[Category:Priests]]

Ephraim (Moraitis) of Philotheou

2007-04-24T03:12:28Z

Aaron: /* Monastic life */

[[Image:ElderEphraim.jpg|frame|right|Elder Ephraim of Philotheou]]
Archimandrite '''Ephraim of Philotheou''' (commonly known as '''''Elder Ephraim''''', sometimes spelled '''''Ephrem''''') is an [[archimandrite]] and former [[abbot]] of [[Philotheou Monastery (Athos)|Philotheou Monastery]] on [[Mount Athos]], spiritual guide of several [[monastery|monasteries]] on Mount Athos and Greece, and the founder of several monasteries in the United States. He resides in Arizona at [[St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery (Florence, Arizona)|St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery]].

Elder Ephraim has been a [[hieromonk|priest-monk]] for the past 50 years and has served as an elder for almost 40 years. He was a [[disciple]] of Elder [[Joseph (Spilaiotis)|Joseph]] the [[Hesychast]] of Mount Athos and lived in monastic obedience to him for 12 years until his Elder's repose in 1959.

==Early life==
Elder Ephraim was born in 1927 in Volos, Greece, with a [[baptism]]al name of John. He grew up in poverty and helped his father at work, but always tried to emulate the pious life of his mother (who became a [[nun]] with the name of Theophano). He began to desire the monastic life around 14 years of age, but he did not get a blessing from his spiritual father to leave and become a [[monk]] until he was 19.

==Monastic life==
When he arrived at Mount Athos, he became a disciple of Elder Joseph the Hesychast who [[tonsure]]d him in 1948 and gave him the name Ephraim. Elder Ephraim was subsequently [[ordination|ordained]] a [[deacon]], and then a [[priest]]. The life in the brotherhood under Elder Joseph was very austere and [[asceticism|ascetical]], and Elder Ephraim made great spiritual progress under his holy Elder. After Elder Joseph's repose in 1959, Elder Ephraim continued to live in asceticism for many years until he became the abbot of the Holy Monastery of Philotheou in 1973, where he was able to revive the spiritual life there in a short time. Due to the reputation of Elder Ephraim, the monastery's brotherhood grew rapidly. Elder Ephraim was asked by the council of Mount Athos to revive and expand several other monasteries on Mount Athos which had a dwindling number of monks. These monasteries were [[Xeropotamou Monastery (Athos)|Xeropotamou]], [[Konstamonitou Monastery (Athos)|Konstamonitou]], and [[Karakalou Monastery (Athos)|Karakallou]]. He was also asked to repopulate the [[Great Lavra (Athos)|Great Lavra]] but declined. These monasteries are still under his spiritual guidance today. Along with the monasteries on Mount Athos, there are several other monasteries in Greece under Elder Ephraim's spiritual guidance, including the monastery of [[St. John the Forerunner]] in Serres, that of Panagia the Directress in Portaria (Volos), and that of the [[Archangel Michael]], a direct dependency of Philotheou on the island of Thasos.

==Present day==
Elder Ephraim has a reputation of being a [[grace]]-filled [[confessor]] and true Athonite elder and has thousands of spiritual children around the world: monastics, [[clergy]], and [[laity|lay-people]]. He is considered by many to be the first to establish an authentic Athonite monastery on American soil. As of 2005, Elder Ephraim has founded seventeen monasteries in the United States and Canada under the Greek Orthodox Archdioceses of America and Canada; this includes monasteries for women and for men.


== Writings ==
*''Counsels from the Holy Mountain: Selected from the Letters and Homilies of Elder Ephraim'' by Elder Ephraim. Florence, Arizona: St. Anthony's Greek Orthodox Monastery, 1999. (ISBN 0966700031)

==External links==
*''[http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/elderephraimcounsels1.aspx On the World and Family]'' by Elder Ephraim
*[http://www.stanthonysmonastery.org/Map.htm Monasteries founded by Father Ephraim in the United States]
*[http://www.holytransfigurationmonastery.com/index.html?history.html History] of the Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Monastery in Harvard, Illinois, with a brief biography of Fr. Ephraim

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[[Category:Monastics]]
[[Category:Priests]]

Seraphim Rose

2006-09-04T19:49:33Z

Aaron: /* Orthodoxy */

{{orthodoxyinamerica}}
Hieromonk '''Seraphim Rose''', né '''Eugene Dennis Rose''' ([[August 13]], 1934-[[September 2]], 1982) was a [[hieromonk]] of the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia]] in the United States, whose writings have helped spread Orthodox Christianity throughout modern America and the West and are also quite popular in Russia. Although not formally [[Glorification|glorified]] (canonized), he is (some say prematurely) celebrated by some Orthodox Christians as a [[saint]] in [[icon|iconography]], [[liturgy]], and [[prayer]].

==Early life==
Born to Frank and Esther Rose in San Diego, Eugene was raised in California, where he would remain for most of his life. He was baptized in the Methodist faith when he was fourteen years old, but later became an atheist, losing all belief in God. Rated at genius level in formal IQ testing, in San Francisco he entered a beatnik phase in his life and practiced Buddhism.

During his junior year at college, Eugene began pursuing a secret relationship with Finnish-born Jon Gregerson, through whom he came into initial contact with the Orthodox faith. Eugene came out as [[homosexuality|homosexual]] to his closest friends after his mother discovered letters penned between her son and Gregerson. Eugene shed his identity as a gay man as he slowly accepted Orthodoxy, eventually ending his long relationship with Gregerson.[http://www.pomona.edu/Magazine/PCMSP01/saint.shtml]

==Orthodoxy==
While studying under Alan Watts at the American Academy of Asian Studies after graduating from Pomona College in 1956, Eugene discovered the writings of René Guenon. Through Guenon's writings, Eugene was inspired to seek out an authentic, grounded spiritual faith tradition. Gregerson, a practicing Russian Orthodox Christian at the time, introduced Eugene to Orthodoxy. Just as Gregerson was choosing to abandon his Orthodoxy, Eugene was inspired to learn more about the faith. This culminated in Eugene's decision to enter the Church through [[chrismation]] in 1962.

Eugene and another Orthodox Christian, [[Herman Podmoshensky|Gleb Podmoshensky]], later formed a community of Orthodox [[booksellers]] and [[Magazines and Publications|publishers]] called the [[St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood (Platina, California)|St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood]]. The community eventually decided to flee urban modernity into the wildrness of northern California to become [[monasticism|monks]] in 1966. At his [[tonsure]] in 1970, Eugene took the name "Seraphim" after St. Seraphim of Sarov.

Following his [[ordination]] as [[hieromonk]], Fr. Seraphim began writing several books, including ''[[God's Revelation to the Human Heart]]'', ''[[Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future]]'', and ''[[The Soul After Death]]''. He also founded the magazine ''[[The Orthodox Word]]'', still published today by the Brotherhood. The collective body of work that Fr. Seraphim published was quickly proliferated throughout America upon Fr. Seraphim's death and later in Russia and Eastern Europe upon the fall of atheist Communism in those countries.

As a monk, Fr. Seraphim developed a close relationship with St. [[John Maximovitch]], then [[bishop]] of San Francisco for the [[Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia|Russian Church Abroad]].

==Teachings==
Fr. Seraphim, as a [[convert]] and eventually a hieromonk in the Russian Church Abroad, is regarded by many as a bastion of sound Orthodox teaching in a time when many American [[jurisdiction]]s, and even factions within the Russian Church Abroad itself, were allegedly introducing new and/or erroneous teachings or practices. In ''Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future'', Fr. Seraphim highlighted what he and others saw as dangerous trends in both the secular and ecclesiastical worlds—namely, modernism and ecumenism (though the book mainly deals with religious movements invading America and outside Orthodoxy).

It was during this time also that [[Holy Transfiguration Monastery (Brookline, Massachusetts)]] began to distort the official positions of the Synod of the Russian Church Abroad. Fr. Seraphim with his fellow monastic, Fr. [[Herman (Podmoshensky)]], used their own tiny printing press to transmit the uncompromised teachings of the Church on a number of issues such as [[evolution]], [[life after death]], and pre-[[Great Schism|Schism]] western [[saint|saints]].

One major issue of contention between Fr. Seraphim and Holy Transfiguration Monastery was the presence of [[grace]] within the allegedly Soviet-compromised hierarchy of the [[Church of Russia|Moscow Patriarchate]]. Fr. Seraphim refuted the extremist views of this monastery and consistently affirmed that Moscow, though ailing, still had grace.

Throughout his life, Fr. Seraphim stressed an "Orthodoxy of the heart," which he felt was absent in much of the ecclesiastical life in America.

One of his more controversial books is ''[[The Soul After Death]]'', which includes the promulgation of the so-called [[Aerial Toll-Houses]] doctrine regarding the soul's journey after its departure from the body. This teaching has drawn much criticism from others within the Orthodox Church, who describe it as [[gnosticism|gnostic]].

[[Image:Father Seraphim (Rose).jpg|left|thumb|200px|Picture of Father Seraphim Rose on Mount Yolla Bolly ([[October 11|Oct. 11]], 1981), holding an [[Icon]] of the [[Holy Trinity]].]]

==Death==
After feeling acute pains for several days while working in his cell in 1982, Fr. Seraphim was taken by his fellow monks to a hospital for treatment. When he reluctantly arrived at Mercy Medical Center in Redding, California, he was declared in critical condition and fell into semi-consciousness. After exploratory surgery was completed, it was discovered that a blood clot had blocked a vein supplying blood to Fr. Seraphim's intestine, which had become a mass of non-functioning dead tissue. Fr. Seraphim slipped into a coma after a second surgery. Hundreds of people came to visit the hospital and celebrated the [[Divine Liturgy|liturgy]] regularly in the chapel, praying for a miracle to save their beloved father's life. Reaction from throughout the world was great, with thousands of prayers said for the ailing hieromonk. He died on [[September 2]], 1982.

After being dead for several days and while lying in repose in a pauper's coffin at his wilderness monastery, visitors claimed that Fr. Seraphim did not succumb to decay and rigor mortis. His body remained supple while several claimed he smelled of roses. A cause for glorification was begun after Fr. Seraphim's burial. He eventually informally attained the title of ''Blessed'' after several miracles were attributed to him and now he awaits glorification into sainthood by an Orthodox [[synod]].

==Books==
===As Author===
*''God's Revelation to the Human Heart''. Platina: Saint Herman Press, 1988. (ISBN 0938635034)
*''Nihilism: The Root of the Revolution of the Modern Age''. Platina: St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 1994. (ISBN 1887904069) (as Eugene Rose)
:*Second Edition: Hieromonk Damascene (Christensen) (ed.), 2001.
*''Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future''. Platina: Saint Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 1975. (ISBN 188790400X)
*''The Place of Blessed Augustine in the Orthodox Church''. Platina: Saint Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 1983. (ISBN 0938635123)
*''The Soul After Death: Contemporary "After-Death" Experiences in the Light of the Orthodox Teaching on the Afterlife''. Platina: St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 1988. (ISBN 093863514X)
*''The Apocalypse: In the Teachings of Ancient Christianity''. Platina: Saint Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 1985. (ISBN 0938635670)
*''Genesis, Creation and Early Man''. Platina: St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 2000. (ISBN 1887904026)
* ''Blessed John the Wonderworker: A Preliminary Account of the Life and Miracles of Archbishop John Maximovitch''. Platina: St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 1987. (ISBN 0938635018)
* ''Letters from Father Seraphim''. Nikodemos Orthodox Publication Society. (ISBN 1879066084)

===As Editor or Translator===
* ''Vita Patrum'', by St. Gregory of Tours. (Foreword by Seraphim Rose. This introductory material runs more than 100 pages.) Platina: Saint Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 1988. (ISBN 0938635239)
* ''The Apocalypse of St. John: An Orthodox Commentary'', by Archbishop Averky Taushev. (Introduction by Seraphim Rose). Platina: St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 1998. (ISBN 0938635670)
*''The Orthodox Veneration of the Mother of God'', by St. [[John Maximovitch|John of Shanghai (Maximovitch)]]. Includes an introduction by Fr. Seraphim on the theology of Archbishop (now Saint) John. Platina: St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 1978. (ISBN 0938635689)
* ''Little Russian Philokalia, vol. 1'', by St. Seraphim of Sarov. St. Xenia Skete Press, 1997. (ISBN 0938635301)
*''Little Russian Philokalia, vol. 2'', by Abbot Nazarius of Valaam. St. Xenia Skete Press, 1997. (ISBN 093863531X)
* ''Little Russian Philokalia, vol. 4'', by St. Paisius Velichkovsky. : St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 1994. (ISBN 0938635336)
* ''The Sin of Adam and Our Redemption: Seven Homilies'', by St. Symeon the New Theologian. Platina: St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 1979. (ASIN B0006DY97Q)
* ''The First-Created Man: Seven Homilies by St. Symeon the New Theologian'', by St. Symeon the New Theologian. Platina: St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 1994. (ISBN 0938635115). '''(Apparently somewhat different than the above, as it is 40 pages longer.)'''
* ''The Path to Salvation: A Manual of Spiritual Transformation'', by St. Theophan the Recluse. St. Xenia Skete Press, 1997. (ISBN 1887904514)
*''[http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/praxis/restoration.aspx The Restoration of the Orthodox Way of Life]'', by Archbishop Andrew of New-Diveyevo. Platina: St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 1976. (ASIN B0006Y3F1G)
* ''The Northern Thebaid: Monastic Saints of the Russian North'', compiled and translated by Fr. Seraphim Rose and Abbot Herman Podmoshensky. Platina: St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 1995. (ISBN 0938635379)
* ''Contemporary Ascetics of Mount Athos, Vol. 2'', by Abbot Cherubim, translated by Nun Thaisia Simonsson. Platina: Saint Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 1992 (2nd Rev edition). (ISBN 0938635573)

===Biographies===
*Christensen, Hieromonk Damascene. ''Father Seraphim Rose: His Life and Works''. Platina: St. Herman of Alaska Brotherhood, 2003. (ISBN 1887904077) (greatly revised edition of ''Not of This World'')
*Christensen, Monk Damascene. ''Not of This World: The Life and Teaching of Fr. Seraphim Rose''. Platina: St. Herman Press, 1993. (ISBN 0938635522)
*Scott, Cathy. ''Seraphim Rose: The True Story and Private Letters.'' Regina Orthodox Press, 2000. (ISBN 1928653014). '''N.B.: The author is Fr. Seraphim Rose's niece.'''

==External links==
*[http://www.fatherseraphimrose.org/ Father Seraphim Rose Foundation]
*[http://www.pomona.edu/Magazine/PCMSP01/saint.shtml Biographical article from Pomona College Magazine]
*[http://www.angelfire.com/pa3/OldWorldBasic/FrSeraphim.html Father Seraphim Rose: Biography and Online Bookshop]
*[http://www.orthodoxphotos.com/Orthodox_Elders/Various/Fr._Seraphim_Rose/ Photos of Fr. Seraphim Rose]

===Criticism & debate===
*[http://www.new-ostrog.org/gnostic/ The Toll-House Myth: The Neo-Gnosticism of Fr. Seraphim Rose], by Fr. Michael Azkoul
*[http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/death/tollhouse_debate.aspx The Debate Over Aerial Toll-Houses], Extract from the Minutes of the Session of the Synod of Bishops of the Russian Orthodox Church Outside or Russia (1980)
*[http://www.orthodoxinfo.com/death/tollhouse_pomaz.aspx On the Question of the "Toll-Houses": Our War is not Against Flesh and Blood], by Fr. Michael Pomazansky
*[http://www.new-ostrog.org/return_tollhouses.html The Return of the Tollhouses], by Fr. Michael Azkoul

===Writings===
*[http://www.fatheralexander.org/booklets/english/charismatic_revival_s_rose_e.htm Charismatic Revival as a Sign of the Times]
*[http://www.columbia.edu/cu/augustine/arch/nihilism.html Nihilism: The Root of the Revolution of the Modern Age ]
*[http://www.stxenia.org/frsrose/ortham.shtml Orthodoxy in America: Its Historical Past and Present]
*[http://www.desertwisdom.org/dttw Death to the World - A Compendium of Fr. Seraphim Rose's writings on-line.]

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[[Category:Priests]]

Talk:Rosary

2006-09-04T19:35:48Z

Aaron:

The OCA website notwithstanding, I've always understood that the problem with the rosary was not simply that it developed after the Schism, but that the 'meditations' involved an un-Orthodox use of mental images in prayer. On this line of thinking, the recommendation of St Seraphim that one say 'Theotokos and Virgin, rejoice' 150 times does not constitute 'praying the rosary' as it is taught in the RC church.

Talk:Protoevangelion of James

2006-05-16T01:17:29Z

Aaron:

It seems like this article really ought to point out, for those who don't know, that most of the stuff about the Theotokos in the Protoevangelion is part of the Church's Tradition.