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Theosis: The True Purpose of Human Life
http://orthodoxinfo.com/general/theosis.aspx
Nihilism: The Root of the Revolution of the Modern Age
https://oodegr.com/english/filosofia/nihilism_root_modern_age.htm
"The "pragmatist" and the "agnostic" may be quite sincere and well-meaning; but they only deceive themselves--and others--if they continue to use the word "truth" to describe what they are seeking. Their existence, in fact, is testimony to the fact that the search for truth which has so long animated European man has come to an end. Four centuries and more of modern thought have been, from one point of view, an experiment in the possibilities of knowledge open to man, assuming that there is no Revealed Truth. The conclusion--which Hume already saw and from which he fled..."
The Church as the Body of Christ by St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco (+1966)
http://orthodoxinfo.com/general/stjohn_church.aspx
Orthodox Christian Worship & the Old Testament https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkmh68urI6A 1:18 hrs/min
"How do you respond to those who say that Christ the Miracle-worker cannot fit into our logic? Simply reply: Fit yourself into His logic. In His logic, all eternity fits and all the nobleness of time--and so, if you wish, a place will be found even for you. If a barrel cannot fit into a thimble, you can fit a thimble into a barrel." -St Nikolai Velimirović of Serbia (+1956)
Canonical Churches:
https://www.assemblyofbishops.org/directories/parishes
https://orthodoxyinamerica.org/
Go to a evening Vespers service, come and see!
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