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Tag: Garden of Eden

October 11, 2026
Comparative Religion from an Orthodox Perspective, Death and Dying

Why Do We Experience Sickness, Suffering and Death?

Discover the Orthodox Christian understanding of death, sickness, and suffering as consequences of sin rather than God’s punishment. Explore God’s mercy, free will, theosis, and Christ’s victory over death through the teachings of the Church Fathers.

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August 14, 2026
Agriculture, Economics & Finance, Prayer and Spirituality, Science

Looking at the World from Mount Athos

Explore an Orthodox Christian vision of agrarian life, organic agriculture, local communities, and spiritual freedom rooted in the theology of the Logos, the teachings of the Church Fathers, prayer, fasting, and the natural order created by God.

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September 22, 2025
Prayer and Spirituality, Roman Catholic Church, Theology, Western Civilization

The True Spirit of Francis of Assisi

Francis of Assisi is one of the few figures in the post-Orthodox West that bears even a slight resemblance to humanity’s first parents before the Fall, or to the many Orthodox saints throughout Church history who regained the ‘fragrance of Paradise’. Unfortunately, he is an unreliable spiritual guide.

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August 11, 2025
Prayer and Spirituality, Theology

Animals in the Resurrection?

How does one comfort children whose beloved pets have died? Do animals have immortal souls? Perhaps there are better ways to talk to children than a Theological discourse.

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2 posts have been published on November 6th in previous years:

2026

  • The Akathist of Eternity in Jesus Christ – The Icon of the Saviour That Cleanses Itself

2025

  • Akathist to Saint Prophet Moses

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