North Star
North Star

Author: Dorrie Papademetriou

Publisher: St Vladimir's Seminary Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 40

ISBN-13: 0881412236

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In 1794 a group of Russian orthodox missionaries landed on Kodiak Island, Alaska, with the intent of preaching to native Americans, baptizing those who would accept the Christian life and developing for them both academic and agricultural schools. Of these missionaries, Father Herman lived among the Aleut people for over 40 years, and earned the nickname Apa or Grandfather. He was often involved with local authorities concerning the rights of local natives, who were constantly violated by explorers and foreign authorities. In this volume, author Dorrie Papademetriou captures the essence of the monk and the world of Apa and the Aleut people comes alive in illustrations of northern lights, Kodiak bears, giant cabbages and angel's wings.

Herman: a Wilderness Saint
Herman: a Wilderness Saint

Author: Sergei Korsun

Publisher: Printshop of St Job of Pochaev

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780884651925

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Since his canonization in 1970, St. Herman has been remembered for his just treatment of native peoples and his respect of the environment. Explaining how it came to be that this simple Russian Orthodox monk eventually settled in Kodiak, Alaska, this account brings to light many primary sources that illuminate the story of St. Herman and the wider context of the little-known history of Russian colonization in the Pacific Northwest. Providing a considerable amount of new information about his life, this book also reveals his fascinating connection to St. Seraphim of Sarov, the most universally recognized saint of the Russian Orthodox Church today.

The Orthodox Church
The Orthodox Church

Author: Thomas E. FitzGerald

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 1998-09-30

Total Pages: 182

ISBN-13: 0313390630

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The first comprehensive introduction to the Orthodox Church in the United States from 1794 to the present, this text offers a succinct overview of the Church's distinctive history and its particular perspectives on the Christian faith. FitzGerald examines the relationship between the Orthodox Church and other Christian churches in the U.S., as well as the contributions the Orthodox Church has made to the ecumenical movement. This student edition, ideal for classes in American Religion, Denominational History, and American social and cultural history, includes a bibliographic essay intended as a guide for further investigation into aspects of Orthodox Christianity.

Heavenly Wisdom from God-illumined Teachers on Conquering Depression
Heavenly Wisdom from God-illumined Teachers on Conquering Depression

Author: St. Herman Press Staff

Publisher: St Herman Press

Published: 1995

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 9780938635956

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Depression, a modern word for hopelessness, is especially prevalent in our times, and many are realizing that the situation demands a spiritual remedy. Presented here is a view of the life of a healer of our century, Eldless Maria of Gatchina, together with a treasury of eternal teachings from the Holy Fathers and Mothers throughout the ages who taught from personal experience on how to fly out of the cage of despair. These teachings have already helped millions of people to overcome the insidious nature of depression and attain spiritual freedom.

When You Fast--
When You Fast--

Author: Catherine Mandell

Publisher: RSM Press

Published: 2005

Total Pages: 262

ISBN-13: 9780881412628

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This balanced and helpful book was born out of the author's nearly decade-long quest to attain a rule of fasting for her family in accordance with the traditional Orthodox Christian discipline. Her goal was not only abstention from meat during Lenten seasons, but also abstention from dairy products, and from oils on the strictest of fast days. The resultant 200 recipes provide a variety of easy, nourishing, and appealing meals. Sprinkled among the recipes are sayings from the Mothers and Fathers of the early Church regarding how the body and soul are affected by eating habits--pithy illuminations to accompany the recipes. Also includes commentary from two Orthodox priests on the underlying principles and effects of fasting.--From publisher description.

The Place of Blessed Augustine in the Orthodox Church
The Place of Blessed Augustine in the Orthodox Church

Author: Seraphim Rose

Publisher: St. Xenia Skete Press

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13:

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When Fr. Seraphim found out that the early Western Father, Blessed Augustine of Hippo, was being attacked in contemporary Eastern Orthodox circles, then he--himself a Western convert to Orthodoxy--rose in his defense. This book is the outcome. Fr. Seraphim said he wrote it in the hope that it would help remove Augustine as a scapegoat for today's academic theologians, and thus "help free us all to see his and our own weaknesses in a little closer light--for his weaknesses, to a surprising degree, are indeed close to our own." After discussing Blessed Augustine's strengths and weaknesses, Fr. Seraphim examines the opinions of other Holy Fathers concerning him. "His main benefit to us today," he writes, "is probably precisely as a Father of Orthodox pietysomething with which he was filled to overflowing. Here he is one with the simple Orthodox faithful, as well as with all the Holy Fathers of East and West who, whatever their various failings and differences in theoretical points of doctrine, had a single deeply Christian heart and soul. It is this that makes him unquestionably an Orthodox Father." This new edition of The Place of Blessed Augustine in the Orthodox Church contains letters written by Fr. Seraphim concerning Augustine, passages from Augustine's Confessions which Fr. Seraphim found especially moving, and an Orthodox service to Blessed Augustine, commissioned by St. John Maximovitch.