Holy Transfiguration Orthodox Church

Orthodox Christianity in Columbus, GA

A New book – Caregivers as Confessors & Healers

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 The Orthodox Christian Association of Psychology and Religion (OCAMPR) for the past quarter of a century, has been a professional association and fellowship of theologians, health professionals and psychotherapists who, along with their specialities, share a common Orthodox Christian faith. From its inception, OCAMPR has recognized that clinical … [Read more...]

Adding an ‘Abba-tizer’ to your day for spiritual health

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At the monasteries during meals, a reading from the Holy Fathers is typically offered by one of the monks.  In our workaday world, for those who eat breakfast or take lunch alone, it is easy to bring along some spiritual reading and nibble slowly while eating.  I have found that it is not only spiritually refreshing, encouraging and uplifting to … [Read more...]

New Book by Fr. Stephen

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This is a beautifully printed, hardbound, gift edition with drawings rendered by one of Greece's foremost illustrators, Dimitra Psychigiou. It is the story of a woman in search of her perfect image. One day at a dusty flea market she finds an unusual mirror, which she tries to purchase to add to her collection. Her struggle with the mirror, the … [Read more...]

The Dormition: Pascha of the Summer

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Published by Evagelos Sotiropoulos in the Huffington Post on 8/7/2013   In the Divine Liturgy of Saint John Chrysostom celebrated in the Orthodox Church, the priest repeats the following prayer a number of times: Let us commit ourselves and one another, and our whole life to Christ our God. The ecclesiastical year, which begins on September … [Read more...]

One Hundred Sayings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitnovica

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1. Spiritual life is noetic life, which is higher than all the desires and feelings of this world. 2. The main thing in spiritual life is to keep your heart at peace. 3. The Lord looks into the depth of the heart, its desires and aspirations. 4. We must remove earthly plans and desires from the heart, only then together with the Lord can we … [Read more...]

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