St. Paisius Velichkovsky: Confessor & Defender of Orthodoxy

Fr. Filotheu Bălan of the Petru Voda, disciple of Elder Justin Parvu, joins the Orthodox Ethos to discuss the unpublished works of the great Hesychast Father, St. Paisius of Neamtz.

Join Fr. Peter and Gregory for a look at the Great Orthodox Missionary to Ireland and the Orthodox Mission Today, both in the British Isles and around the world.

This essay and lecture will open your eyes to the reality of the Church and the Holy Scriptures in the 2nd century. St. Hilarion addresses the views of Scripture held by two heretical movements of the day, Marcionism and Montanism, as well as the stance of St. Ireneaus of Lyon vis-a-vis Holy Scripture and the heretics. If you are a devotee of "sola scriptura" and under the influencce of the Protestant misunderstanding of the place of Scripture in the Church, this lecture will help you tremendously.BUY HERE:https://uncutmountainpress.com/products/bible-church-history-a-theological-examination

This essay will totally reorient any Protestant toward the age-old, perennial, patristic understanding of the nature and place of the Holy Scriptures in the life of a Christian.BUY HERE:https://uncutmountainpress.com/products/bible-church-history-a-theological-examination

St. Hilarion (Troitsky), the New Martyr, guides us through this comparison which will greatly aid us in further discerning the Orthodox phronema and ethos vis-a-vis the heterodox mindset and spirit and the incursion of secularism, legalism and moralism.BUY HERE:https://uncutmountainpress.com/products/bible-church-history-a-theological-examination

Prophecies are given for us and our salvation, to protect the watchful and prepare the faithful, and if there is repentance, to remain unfulfilled.How should we live now? How shall we stand? Join us for a look at some of the prophectic utterances and the latest headlines.- - -Original stream:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wJ7LZZ7Kh4&t=1s

A) Excerpt from "The Mystery of Christ: An Athonite Catechism (Lesson 14) - The Coming Messiah" by Fr. Peter Heershttps://youtube.com/live/4U26GkykKDk- - -B) Excerpted from Lesson 23: The Revelation of Jesus Christ to the Apostle & Evangelist John the Theologian, Rev. 20:5-6 (Series 4), by Fr. Peter Heershttps://youtube.com/live/TAZK-CODi2g- - -C) Excerpted from Lesson 23: The Revelation of Jesus Christ to the Apostle & Evangelist John the Theologian, Rev. 20:5-6 (Series 4), by Fr. Peter Heershttps://youtube.com/live/TAZK-CODi2g

A “pep talk” for you on your struggle as you enter into the Great Fast and Journey to Pascha: on divine services, prayer rule, typikon, fasting and feasting and fielding your questions on all things Lenten. 

We resume our streams with a presentation on what an ideal Orthodox parish might be. We also discuss the recent announcement and developments with regard to Fr. Peter’s new ecclesiastical assignment.

Struggling to overcome porn or battling lust? In this powerful Orthodox Christian teaching, Fr. Peter Heers exposes the spiritual roots of pornography and masturbation, revealing how these grave passions enslave the soul and separate us from God.Drawing on Holy Scripture, the Church Fathers (especially St. Nicodemos of the Holy Mountain) and Orthodox canon law, he explains how to stop porn addiction through repentance, obedience, fasting, prayer, and humility. This is a must-watch for anyone struggling with these passions or seeking to help others overcome them in Christ through the healing medicine of the Orthodox Church.