Icon of the Theotokos “Enclosed Garden” (Nikita Pavlovec) (Russian
Saint Nikodemos painstakingly combed the ancient libraries of the Holy Mountain
Lao Tzu’s teaching is brought into a new dimension
thirsting for consolation in their sorrows
in Appendix One (“Created in Incorruption”) we have provided a broader treatment of the Orthodox theology of redemption
Eternity in the Moment by Sorin Alpetri Theotokos Icon of the Theotokos “EnclosedElder Arsenie (Papacioc) of Romania (19142011) was a witness of the eternal truth of Christ, given by God to contemporary man. A man of deep prayer, he also possessed experiential knowledge of the ways of the world. Before going to the monastery, he had been a gifted athlete, a talented sculptor, a soldier, a mayor, and a prisoner of the Romanian Communist regime. Prison became a spiritual academy for him, and after his release he dedicated his life