spiritual fatherhood

Colloquium No. II (XII) / 2021 On Prayer (II). An interview with Father Archimandrite Veniamin Micle Fr. Constantin Olariu

The dialogue with Father Veniamin explores the nature, forms and role of prayer in Christian life, emphasising that prayer is an ontological necessity for humankind – not a magical practice, but an act of freedom and communion with God. The different kinds of prayer are analysed according to the teachings of Saint John Climacus, Saint Symeon the New Theologian and Saint Theophan the Recluse, as well as the role of the spiritual father in guiding the faithful along the path of pure prayer.

Colloquium No. I (X) / 2020 Interview with Father Efrem Vatopedinul, abbot of Vatopedu Monastery on Mount Athos Hieromonk Dionisie

An interview with an Athonite abbot, conducted by Hieromonk Dionysius of Ostrov Monastery, explores essential themes of the Orthodox spiritual life: gratitude towards God as the key to the mysteries revealed to Saint Joseph the Hesychast, the role of spiritual fatherhood, asceticism, fear, the contemporary crisis and the failure to manifest virtues, illustrated by recollections of Saints Paisios of Mount Athos, Ephrem of Katounakia and Joseph of Vatopedi.

Litterae No. II (VI) / 2018 The Virgin of the Ivy Andrei Cărpeneanu

A young man named Tudor, weighed down by sin and a strange loss of memory, seeks salvation at the cell of Father Zosima, a hermit who listens to him, comforts him and urges him to bear his own cross. This extract, with hints of mystical prose, captures their spiritual dialogue and Tudor’s inner transformation through prayer and repentance.

Colloquium No. II (II) / 2016 Interview with Archimandrite Nikodim, abbot of the Holy Monastery of Filotheou on Mount Athos Archimandrite Dr Policarp Chițulescu

Archimandrite Nikodim, abbot of Filoteu Monastery on Mount Athos, offers, in an interview conducted in 2016 by Archimandrite Dr Policarp Chițulescu, spiritual guidance on the balance between work, prayer and priestly ministry, addressed to priests and the faithful in Romania. Topics covered include the danger of greed, the role of the abbot in monastic life, the importance of confession, and the duty of priests to shepherd their community with devotion and genuine faith.

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