The Rev. Dr. Patrick Viscuso Commencement Address June 3, 2018. Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary and Monastery Almost forty years ago, my seminary class graduated from an Orthodox theological school, many of us in preparation for the Holy Priesthood. With all of the excitement during the graduation ceremonies, I cannot even recall what was said by our main speaker or if we … [Read more...] about Fr. Patrick Viscuso Commencement Address: Counsels to Seminary Graduates
History & Tradition
St. Mary of Egypt: Hagiography, Hymn, and Reflection
The Fifth Sunday of Lent normally commemorates St Mary of Egypt, once a harlot in sixth century Alexandria, but by the grace of God, one of our most endearing and enduring saints. This year, however, this date of her commemoration coincides with the date of the Annunciation of the Theotokos, and the brilliance of the light shining from this latter event will eclipse … [Read more...] about St. Mary of Egypt: Hagiography, Hymn, and Reflection
The Embryo in Orthodox Christian Theology and Tradition
As we approach the Feast of the Annunciation, we may recall the words of the Troparion for the feast: “Today is the beginning of our salvation, the revelation of the eternal mystery! The Son of God becomes the Son of the Virgin.” That is, Christ becomes incarnate as fully man at the time of His conception, and so too did each one of us become fully man at the time of our own … [Read more...] about The Embryo in Orthodox Christian Theology and Tradition
The Orthodox World-View
This is the complete, unedited version of a classic text by Fr. Seraphim Rose, first published in The Orthodox Word. The editors of Another City believe it raises important concerns about what Fr. Seraphim calls the “abnormality” and outright “weirdness” of contemporary American culture, features that have only intensified during the four decades since … [Read more...] about The Orthodox World-View
Christ and Culture
Editor's Note: In May of 1923, one Mr. Coulton of the American Red Cross met with Florensky in Moscow. Florensky gave him an article, which does not seem to have been published in the original Russian, but only in the English translation below, prepared by Coulton and published in vol. 4, no. 4 (1924) of The Pilgrim, edited by William Temple, the future Archbishop of … [Read more...] about Christ and Culture