Fr. Seraphim Rose and the call for a North American Thebaid Two brief passages from Fr. Seraphim's monastic life and writings make clear how he longed for an American Thebaid to flourish in his homeland, as it had in Orthodox lands in preceding centuries: As at the beginning of his monastic path he had drawn …
Month: September 2016
Nurtured by the Holy Fathers: Lessons from the life and works of Fr. Seraphim Rose
"In these days of the feast of the Dormition of the holy Mother of God, we come here to this holy place to venerate and give honor to another dormition, of the ever-memorable hieromonk Seraphim Rose. The holy Mother of God bore for all of us her Son and God our Savior, and is blessed by …
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Vignettes of a Holy Life: Reminiscences of Fr. Seraphim Rose [Updated]
Presented at the retreat in honor of the thirtieth anniversary of his repose, 2012 UPDATED: See also this companion article, also from Pravoslavie, featuring recollections of Blessed Hieromonk Seraphim by His Grace, Bishop Daniil, Vicar of the Bulgarian Eastern Orthodox Diocese of the USA, Canada and Australia, and an especially insightful talk by Hieromonk Damascene (now …
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More on Photography: ‘Vision is Better’
This past year I've begun following photographer David duChemin. He is a wonderful photographer and I love his images, his approach. But I have been stunned at how his words about photography sound at times like Orthodox Christian Monastic and Patristic writings. I find his approach to photography to resonate very strongly with my own. …
The North American Thebaid 