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Studia Humanitatis No. II (XVI) / 2023 The Beginnings of the Church Organisation in the Blessed Land of Vâlcea (I) Archimandrite Veniamin Micle

The article traces the history of the Orthodox Church’s organisation in the Romanian territories, from the defence of Academician Răzvan Theodorescu’s thesis on the pre-schismatic Latin character of Romanian Christianity to the voivodal foundations established by Basarab I and Nicolae Alexandru, demonstrating through inscriptions, synodal documents, monastic testimonies and architectural monuments that Orthodoxy has been an integral part of the Romanian people’s identity since the Apostolic Age.

Studia Humanitatis No. I (XIII) / 2022 The Influence of Hesychasm on Romanian Monasticism Academician, University Professor, Dr Răzvan Theodorescu

Palamite Hesychasm and its influence on monasticism and ecclesiastical culture in Wallachia and Moldavia in the 14th century form the central theme of this article, which analyses concrete evidence such as the will of Metropolitan Hariton, the work of Nicodim of Vodița and Tismana, and the monograms on the embroidered epitrachelion of Tismana, in order to demonstrate the presence and spread of Hesychast doctrine north of the Danube.

Spiritalitas No. II (XII) / 2021 A Carefree Life The Most Reverend Archbishop Maximos Constas

The spiritual crisis caused by cyberculture — the fragmentation of the self, distraction and inner incoherence — is analysed through the lens of Orthodox anthropology, bringing into dialogue Matthew Crawford’s contemporary diagnosis in The World on Your Head with the patristic tradition of mindfulness (προσοχή), from Saint Basil the Great and Diadochus of Photice to the Byzantine Hesychasts, proposing inner attention as the Gospel’s essential response to digital culture.

Colloquium No. I (XI) / 2021 Interview with the Most Reverend Father Archimandrite Veniamin Micle Fr. Constantin Olariu

The interview conducted by Fr. Constantin Olariu with Father Veniamin addresses the deification of man, unceasing prayer and the Hesychast tradition in Romanian monasticism, with particular reference to Bistrița Monastery and the intercessions of Saint Gregory the Decapolite; the reader comes to understand that prayer, rooted in the teachings of the Holy Fathers, is man’s living and continuous communion with God.

Studia Theologica No. I (X) / 2020 Gratitude: the natural state of a person filled with the Holy Spirit His Eminence Varsanufie

Gratitude towards God is examined as a fundamental spiritual state, springing from an awareness of God’s gifts and culminating in the Holy Eucharist, understood as a complete union with Christ. Drawing on the teachings of Saints Cyril of Alexandria, Gregory Palamas, John Chrysostom, Dumitru Stăniloae and the Gospel passage on the healing of the ten lepers, the article demonstrates that authentic gratitude signifies a constant communion with God, whilst its absence leads to alienation and dehumanisation.

Colloquium No. I (V) / 2018 Interview with Archimandrite Athanasius Prodromitus, Abbot of the Romanian Prodromu Skete on Mount Athos (II) Rev. Dr. Ștefan Zară, Monk Gherasim Prodromitul

This article presents the spiritual life and monastic order of the Prodromu Skete on Mount Athos, under the abbotship of Father Petroniu, and their continuation by his successor. It describes in detail the principles of the community – the liturgical programme according to the Typikon of Saint Sava, the daily duties, weekly confession and the abbot’s way of life – as well as the process of electing the new abbot and the spiritual and administrative challenges facing the skete.

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