{"id":8454,"date":"2025-10-31T13:28:18","date_gmt":"2025-10-31T12:28:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hesychia.eu\/?page_id=8454"},"modified":"2026-04-06T16:07:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T14:07:26","slug":"seraphim_articles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hesychia.eu\/index.php\/seraphim_articles\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Seraphim of Platina [\u20201982]  | Digital Archive | ARTICLES"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8501\" src=\"https:\/\/hesychia.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/500px.-Fr.-Seraphim-typing.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hesychia.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/500px.-Fr.-Seraphim-typing.jpg 500w, https:\/\/hesychia.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/500px.-Fr.-Seraphim-typing-298x300.jpg 298w, https:\/\/hesychia.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/500px.-Fr.-Seraphim-typing-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">1965<\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/hesychia.eu\/index.php\/2025\/11\/02\/orthodox_word\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Orthodox Word<\/a><\/em><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hesychia.eu\/index.php\/2025\/11\/03\/joy_sorrow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>\u201c<\/em>The Joy of All Who Sorrow<em>\u201d<\/em><\/a><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hesychia.eu\/index.php\/2025\/11\/15\/john_kronstadt\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Saint John of Kronstadt<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hesychia.eu\/index.php\/2025\/11\/17\/books_eusebius\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Books &#8211; Eusebius: The History of the Church from Christ to Constantine<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hesychia.eu\/index.php\/2025\/12\/07\/weeping_icons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Weeping Icons<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">1966<\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hesychia.eu\/index.php\/2026\/01\/06\/korsun_icon\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Korsun Mother of God<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">1971<\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/hesychia.eu\/index.php\/2025\/11\/11\/religion_future_intro\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Introduction<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">1974<\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The Holy Fathers of Orthodox Spirituality<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/orthodoxinfo.com\/phronema\/rose_mind1.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part I. The Inspiration and Sure Guide to True Christianity Today<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">1975<\/h3>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Orthodoxy and the Religion of the Future<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/hesychia.eu\/index.php\/2025\/11\/11\/religion_future_preface\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Preface<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The Holy Fathers of Orthodox Spirituality<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/orthodoxinfo.com\/phronema\/rose_mind2.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part II. How to Read the Holy Fathers<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>The Holy Fathers of Orthodox Spirituality<\/em> &#8211; <a href=\"http:\/\/orthodoxinfo.com\/phronema\/rose_mind3.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Part III. 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