“Athos is the motherland of orthodox monasticism in the world!” In this third part of his interview to Pemptousia, Archimandrite Damascene, abbot of St Herman of Alaska Monastery in Platina, California, talks about his pilgrimages to Mount Athos. He also reflects on encountering such sincere veneration of Hieromonk Seraphim (Rose) by the monks of the …
Tag: Fr Seraphim Rose
Abbot Damascene of St Herman of Alaska Monastery – Video 2 of 6
In this second of a six-part video interview, "Father Damascene, abbot of St. Herman of Alaska Monastery, talks to Pemptousia about the history of the brotherhood of the Monastery and how the brotherhood turned from missionary to monastic. He is mentioning some important spiritual words of Father Seraphim Rose and he is describing the situation …
Continue reading Abbot Damascene of St Herman of Alaska Monastery – Video 2 of 6
Abbot Damascene of St Herman of Alaska Monastery – Video 1 of 6
In this first of a six part interview to Pemptousia, Archimandrite Damascene, Abbot of St Herman of Alaska Monastery in Platina, California, speaks about his acquaintance with Father Seraphim Rose and the influence of his presence on Fr Damascene's Christian life. Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part …
Continue reading Abbot Damascene of St Herman of Alaska Monastery – Video 1 of 6
Inspirations, Part 1
As I prepare for another round of monastery travel and photography, I thought it might be inspiring for you (as well as for me!) to revisit some of my early posts on this website, which try to sketch out the contours of "Why" I am undertaking this two-year pilgrimage, "What" it means to me, and …
The End of What It Looks Like
Photography, Vision and the Heart Here is a challenging reflection on photography, by David DuChemin, whose work I have been following for a while now and whom I greatly admire for his emphasis on "vision", not mere "pictorialism" (if I can coin a word). "The calling of the photographer is to see the invisible and …
The North American Thebaid 