Saint Seraphim of Platina

Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future – The “Charismatic Revival” as a Sign of the Times – III

  Prophecy of St. Niphon of Constantia, Cyprus (4th century)[1]    

Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future – The “Charismatic Revival” as a Sign of the Times – II – Spiritual Deception

The concept of prelest, a key one in Orthodox ascetical teaching, is completely absent in the Protestant-Catholic world which…

Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future – The “Charismatic Revival” as a Sign of the Times – I

The Chinese Mind by Saint Seraphim of Platina

  The following is a tape transcript of an informal class which Fr. Seraphim gave to young men at…

The Apocalypse: A Book of Mysteries by Saint Seraphim of Platina

   A talk delivered at the summer New Valaam Theological Academy, Platina, 1980, as an introduction to Fr. Seraphim’s…

The Saint Herman Pilgrimage | August, 1982

Each year more and more Orthodox Christians, and those wishing to become Orthodox, strive to acquire and strengthen their…

A Prologue of the Orthodox Saints of the West by Saint Seraphim of Platina

Only if the sky can forego its stars, earth its grass, honeycombs their honey, streams their water, and breasts…

Orthodoxy in 6th Century Gaul by Saint Seraphim of Platina

The 20th Century Orthodox Christian will find little that is strange in the Christianity of 6th century Gaul; in…

Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future – The goal of the “Dialogue with non-Christian religions”

1. “Christian” and Non-Christian Ecumenism   As an answer to the question of the possibility of a “dialogue” of…

Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future – A Fakir’s “Miracle” and the prayer of Jesus

The author of this testimony, a new martyr of the Communist Yoke, enjoyed a brilliant worldly career as a…