Saint Justin Popovich

Studia Theologica No. I (XV) / 2023 God’s Providence, or On the Sustaining and Governing of the World through Love His Eminence Varsanufie

Divine providence, understood as God’s all-encompassing love and care for creation, is examined in relation to the freedom of rational beings, to sin, suffering and the deification of humankind, drawing upon the works of Saint John of Damascus, Saint Maximus the Confessor, Saint Justin Popovich and Thomas Spidlik, culminating in the Mystery of the Holy Eucharist.

Studia Theologica No. II (XII) / 2021 On steadfastness in the proper worship of God His Eminence Varsanufie

This article examines the nature and role of the Orthodox faith in the knowledge of God, arguing that man cannot reach God through his own reason, but only through revealed faith, the fulfilment of the commandments and divine grace, with reference to Saints John of Damascus, John Chrysostom, Basil the Great, Justin Popovici and Vincent of Lerins.

Studia Theologica No. I (V) / 2018 The Holy Cross – the pillar of unity in the Orthodox Church His Eminence Varsanufie

Patristic theology on the Holy Cross as the pillar of the Church’s unity is the central theme of this study, which analyses the teachings of the Holy Fathers — including Saint Maximus the Confessor, Saint Athanasius the Great, Saint Cyril of Alexandria and Father Dumitru Stăniloae — on the connection between the Sacrifice and the Resurrection of Christ the Saviour and ecclesial unity. The Cross, through its two arms, unites heaven with earth and man with his fellow human beings, whilst the Church is the place where the lost communion between God and man is restored, foreshadowing the perfect unity of the Kingdom of God.

Studia Theologica No. I (I) / 2016 The Church’s mission as seen through the words of Saint Paul the Apostle: ‘We have the mind of Christ’ His Eminence Dr Irineu

The article analyses the concept of the mind of Christ, as invoked by Saint Paul the Apostle, as the foundation of the Orthodox mission, demonstrating that its attainment through grace, faith, the Holy Sacraments and liturgical life transcends the opposition between reason and faith. With reference to Saints Gregory Palamas, Maximus the Confessor, Macarius the Egyptian and Justin Popovich, the profile of the Orthodox missionary capable of bearing witness to the uncreated light of the Most Holy Trinity is outlined.

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