If humility unites us to God, what does egotism unite us to? Visit our website: www.OrthodoxTalks.com. This talk is a continuation of Talk 78: Why Do the Demons Tremble When We Read the Lives of the Saints? For many years, few lives of saints were available in the English language, leaving the English-speaking Orthodox faithful without this soul-saving spiritual nourishment. Kosmas are a God-send to us poor, embattled Christians of these last times! Although the examples are specific to the people who came to the elder, Father Kosmas points out the spiritual benefit the listener can derive from them. In this talk Father Kosmas uses the teachings of the contemporary elders Saints Paisios and Porphyrios to help parents with the challenges of raising children. The following questions are also discussed: why did the saint praise some of the writings of the pagan philosophers? The following questions are also discussed: does God help the non-Orthodox? These talks were recorded and made available for purchase on CD at a number of monasteries and parishes, especially in North America. He explains that even though many of the clergy are partly responsible for failing to educate their flocks, Orthodox Christians are responsible for seeking out the truth. Prophesies, clairvoyance, visions, healings, exorcisms, dreams, and mysterious fragrances are just a few of the phenomena that the pious must test, as Saint John the Evangelist writes, to see whether they are from God. Many are even confused about entirely un-Orthodox phenomena: psychics, UFOs, speaking in tongues, ghosts, visions, communication with the dead, astrology, reincarnation, levitation, and so on. This is why the saints put great effort into fleeing from the soul-destroying passion of mercilessness by practising works of mercy. In this talk, Father Kosmas explains how if such ignorance existed in Saint Seraphims time, how much more does it exist now. Orthodox Talks by Priestmonk Kosmas, Sydney, Australiawww.OrthodoxTalks.comShow more, iTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/orthodox-talks/id1659252607Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0sKZoGUhAjJua9RtjoZS73Podcast: https://rss.com/podcasts/orthodoxtalks/. Warning signs to look out for include possessiveness, perfectionism, fault-finding, depression and other mental problems,, Talk 11: Better to Marry Than to Burn with Passion, Orthodox Christians hold various views regarding the main purpose of marriage. Can exce, Talk 71: On the Upbringing of Children According to Saints Paisios and Porphyrios - Part 2, Psychologists and doctors believe that the causes of mental and physical illnesses can be divided into three categories: 1. genetic factors (heredity); 2. prenatal factors (adverse events during pregnancy); 3. environmental factors after birth, including upbringing. At one of these schools he taught four groups of one hundred students aged twelve to sixteen four hundred students in total. It was cofounded by Hieromonk Kosmas and Hieromonk Justin. Many parenting practices that the world sees as perfectly normal and even beneficial are very harmful spiritually. Father Cyprian, Dean of Students, Holy Trinity Orthodox Seminary, Jordanville, New York: The talks in English by Hieromonk Kosmas aim to present the teachings of the Orthodox Church as they relate to our daily spiritual struggles, in a manner that is both simple to understand and practical to apply. Why did Saints Athanasius the Great and John Chrysostom say that hell is filled with many bishops and priests? The Orthodox Monastery of the Archangel Michael was established in Sydney in 1995. He answers a very important question: is every desire for martyrdom spiritually healthy? Duration: 34 mins Without doubt, the topics on which Father Kosmas' talks touch are a treasury of Christian formation that is much needed in our confusing times. Others try to communicate with their departed loved ones to find out how they are or to seek some help from them. Orthodox Christians throughout the world have had their faith shaken. The following questions are also discussed: what did Saint Nektarios cons. Talk 79: Why Are the Lives of Saints Considered the Encyclopedia of Orthodoxy? What did Abba Pambo prophesy regarding the clergy of the last times? Talk 66: "Wives, Submit to Your Husbands, for the Husband is the Head of the Wife": From God or From Man? Opponents of the movement, however, hold that praising children leads to psychological problems. He examines the distorted views regarding miracles and signs held by many Orthodox Christians, and why this can lead to falling away from the Church. In this talk, Father Kosmas uses the writings and advice of various saints and contemporary elders to present the Orthodox Churchs teaching on the topic of married life. Services and talks at Saint George Russian Orthodox Church, Carlton, Sydney, Australia. Yet many know little or nothing about this great Saint. The following questions are also discussed: is it true that many who converted after witnessing signs and miracles later fell away from the Church? In this talk Father Kosmas uses the teachings of the contemporary elders Saints Paisios and Porphyrios to explain how parents who are over-protective, over-bearing or who pressure their children are actually traumatizing them. The result is an improper attitude toward marital relations, sexual pleasure and sexual abstinence, and a misunderstanding of monasticism, virginity and chastity. The following questions are al. This should not shock us or cause us to lose our souls because Christ Himself pre-warned us, saying: Total duration: 4hrs 44mins Feast of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul - 07/12/23. Hence, it is important for all who desire salvation to know exactly what works of mercy are. The desire of the demons, however, is to keep us ignorant in order to prevent our salvation, for our salvation is hateful and agonizing to them. These same people criticise those who instruct the faithful concerning demonic warfare. In these times of spiritual ignorance, the true meaning of marriage is almost unknown. Saint Paul also tells us that the reason God permits divisions in the Church is so that genuine Orthodox Christians can be clearly seen to have God dwelling within them. Although originally intended to become a monastic community, the sisterhood found its calling as a lay sisterhood, and gradually took upon itself the publishing work initiated by Father Kosmas as well as assisting him in all his missionary activities, including the production of the talks. In this talk, Father Kosmas emphasizes that it is important and beneficial for Orthodox Christians to read detailed lives of saints. But Orthodox Christianity cannot be comprehended solely through reason and logic. The duration of these talks varies between 1 and 4 hours. If humility unites us to God, what does egotism unite us to? Father Kosmas also analyses some of the reasons that many Orthodox clergy fell to such a low spiritual level, which eventually led them into the heresy of covidism. Further to this, as often happens during periods of heresy, additional heresies arise. Touching on the countless ways in which we might live a shallow (and false) Christian life, Father Kosmas' words place his listeners in front of a kind of spiritual mirror, forcing each of us to confront our own self-deception, in the light of Christian Truth. Talk 39: Why Do Many Orthodox Christians Refuse or Do Not Know How to Pray? In January of 2019 the entire series of talks was published on YouTube. This statement seems harsh to some: why such an emphasis on reading the lives of the saints? Saint Paul says that anyone who wants to live the life in Christ will be persecuted. What is meant by holy anxiet. For more details, go to www.OrthodoxTalks.com, Talk 83: The Importance of Reading the Lives of Saints when Dealing with the Heresies of Ecumenism and Covidism - Part 2, As we read in the lives of the saints, during periods of heresy God permits plagues, famines, earthquakes, floods, civil wars, invasions, etc., to occur as a means to bring Christians to repentance. St.George Russian Orthodox Church, Carlton NSW. In this talk, Father Kosmas uses a number of examples from the lives of the saints to show how Orthodox Christians lived in non-Orthodox areas, with pagans, Muslims and Christians of other faiths and how they dealt with hostility towards Orthodoxy. In addition to vividly illustrating the gift of eldership, the wide range of topics discussed in the course of these encounters is sure to interest anyone trying to lead a Christian life in this age of religious confusion. In 1998, with the blessing of His Eminence Archbishop Hilarion, Father Kosmas established the. What did Saint John of San Francisco and Saint Nicholas Planas say about those who believe one can get sick from Holy Communion? One of these is doubt or unbelief, especially concerning events that happened many centuries ago. Two particularly controversial statements that he makes are Wives should submit to their husbands in everything and The husband is the head of the wife. The question arises: are these verses meant to be interpreted literally, and, if so, is it possible to fulfill them in these modern and enlightened times? This sermon is No.6 of 14 sermons given by Father Kosmas during his visits to the parish of St George Church, Carlton, Sydney, Australia. More and more lives of saints have become available in English. Adding to all this sacrilege and blasphemy, the covidists went so far as to become pro-mass vaccination and to turn some churches into vaccination hubs.In this talk, Father Kosmas explains that all these restrictions and practices are sacrilegious and blasphemous, and contradict the examples found in the lives of saints and elsewhere in Orthodox tradition. Visit our website at www.OrthodoxTalks.com, Sermon 08: Saint Xenia the Fool-for-Christ, This sermon is No.8 of 14 sermons given by Father Kosmas during his visits to the parish of St George Church, Carlton, Sydney, Australia. These accounts have greatly influenced public opinion on matters relating to death and the afterlife, even among many Orthodox Christians. He explains how the Church often uses fearful examples to bring Christians to repentance, and to make them aware of the Last Judgment and the next life. Using the Holy Fathers as a guide, Father Kosmas explains the dangers of vainglory and pride in the spiritual life. Yet frequently when these confused and suffering married Christians turn to the clergy and even the saints of the Orthodox Church for guidance, here too they find conflicting opinions. The question arises: why does this occur? Visit our website at www.OrthodoxTalks.com, This sermon is No.4 of 14 sermons given by Father Kosmas during his visits to the parish of St George Church, Carlton, Sydney, Australia. He describes how the lives of saints enlighten and transform those who read them, and emphasises that our Orthodox saints would themselves read the lives of the saints that lived before them.The following questions are also discussed: can those who do not read the lives of the saints rightly be called spiritual prunes? Orthodox Monastery of the Archangel Michael, , NSW Australia. Visit our website at www.OrthodoxTalks.com, Sermon 01: The Healing of Physical, Mental and Spiritual Sicknesses, This sermon is No.1 of 14 sermons given by Father Kosmas during his visits to the parish of St George Church, Carlton, Sydney, Australia.
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