In this rare audio recording, Father Justin Pârvu recounts his 16 years of imprisonment under the Communist Regime in Romania. He shares moving memories of celebrating Pascha (Easter) at 400 meters underground in the Baia Sprie lead mine, and recalls how Father Gheorghe Calciu managed to serve the Divine Liturgy in a cell under the watchful eyes of the guards. This is a deepl...

In this episode, Metropolitan Neophytos of Morphou warns against the dangers of becoming “pseudo-religious” and explains how the Eastern Orthodox Church uses the weeks leading up to Great Lent (Triodion) as a spiritual hospital to heal our souls.
This English translation of the sermon of His Eminence Metropolitan Neophytos of Morphou was presented for otelders.org by Porp...

In this recording, Archimandrite Athanasios Mytilinaios (1927-2006) answers the question of what existed outside the Garden of Eden before the fall of man and where Paradise was actually located. He explains the geography of ancient Mesopotamia, the biblical prophecies surrounding the Euphrates River, and the future battle of the 200 million soldiers mentioned in the Book of ...

In this rare video recording, the recently canonized Romanian Elder, Saint Dionisie Ignat of Mount Athos explains why God sometimes leaves our prayers seemingly unanswered and how earthly hardships are ultimately for the benefit of our eternal souls. He also shows us why we must give thanks in all circumstances, and how placing our complete hope in the Lord transforms our str...