{"id":9527,"date":"2026-04-27T18:34:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T16:34:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hesychia.eu\/?p=9527"},"modified":"2026-04-27T19:02:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T17:02:53","slug":"lectures_sermons_george_calciu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hesychia.eu\/index.php\/2026\/04\/27\/lectures_sermons_george_calciu\/","title":{"rendered":"Lectures of St. Seraphim of Platina &#8211; The Sermons of Fr. George Calciu"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:876,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/orthodoxaustralia.org\\\/2021\\\/03\\\/01\\\/new-lectures-of-fathers-seraphim-rose-and-herman-podmoshensky&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Saint Seraphim of Platina [\u20201982]<\/h2>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Orthodox Christianity and Suffering<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">The Sermons of Fr. George Calciu<\/h1>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">St. Herman of Alaska Christian Pilgrimage<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">August 1981<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">THE TALK<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Introduction<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hesychia.eu\/index.php\/2025\/11\/28\/7_meditations_1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">First Meditation<\/a> \u2013 March 8<sup>th<\/sup>, 1978<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hesychia.eu\/index.php\/2025\/11\/28\/7_meditations_1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Third Meditation<\/a> \u2013 March 22<sup>nd<\/sup>, 1978<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hesychia.eu\/index.php\/2025\/11\/28\/7_meditations_1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fourth Meditation<\/a> \u2013 March 29<sup>th<\/sup>, 1978<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hesychia.eu\/index.php\/2026\/04\/27\/7_lenten_meditations_3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Seventh Meditation<\/a> \u2013 April 19, 1978<\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hesychia.eu\/index.php\/2026\/04\/27\/7_lenten_meditations_3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eighth Meditation<\/a> \u2013 May 17, 1978<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">QUESTIONS &amp; ANSWERS<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8523\" src=\"https:\/\/hesychia.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/500px.-Fr.-Seraphim-lecturing-at-the-St.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"734\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hesychia.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/500px.-Fr.-Seraphim-lecturing-at-the-St.jpg 500w, https:\/\/hesychia.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/500px.-Fr.-Seraphim-lecturing-at-the-St-204x300.jpg 204w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">Sources<\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Audio recording: <a href=\"http:\/\/orthodoxaustralia.org\/2021\/03\/01\/new-lectures-of-fathers-seraphim-rose-and-herman-podmoshensky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Orthodox Australia<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9525 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hesychia.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fr.-George-Calciu.Tracklist.650px.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"650\" height=\"650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hesychia.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fr.-George-Calciu.Tracklist.650px.jpg 650w, https:\/\/hesychia.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fr.-George-Calciu.Tracklist.650px-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hesychia.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Fr.-George-Calciu.Tracklist.650px-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<div class='w3eden'><!-- WPDM Link Template: Default Template -->\n\n<div class=\"link-template-default card mb-2\">\n    <div class=\"card-body\">\n        <div class=\"media\">\n            <div class=\"mr-3 img-48\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wpdm_icon\" alt=\"Ic\u00f4ne\"   src=\"https:\/\/cdn0.iconfinder.com\/data\/icons\/font-awesome-solid-vol-2\/512\/file-audio-4096.png\" \/><\/div>\n            <div class=\"media-body\">\n                <h3 class=\"package-title\"><a href='https:\/\/hesychia.eu\/index.php\/download\/lectures_sermons_george_calciu\/'>St. Seraphim of Platina - The Sermons of Fr. 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