BookHawk

"It is later than you think. Hasten, therefore, to do the work of God.” - Fr. Seraphim Rose

[BookHawk @Book_Hawk]

@OnlineXtians Who would win? Flying spaghetti monster, or a little cucumber and tomato?

[Brian Wilson @BrianWilsonLive]

Brian Douglas Wilson
June 20, 1942 – June 11, 2025

Brian, we miss you and we love you

[taoki @justalexoki]

"chud is one letter away from chad and the only thing that changes is u"

[Cynic in the Desert @desertcynic]

Laymen are supposed to respect priests, yes, but priests are supposed to act respectably.

[Jonah In Wales 🦊 @JonahInWales]

🙏🏻❤️☦️

[🌘ʀᴇᴠᴇɴᴀɴᴛ⚡ @revenant_MMXX]

"343 INDUSTRIES!"
"Light, that's not how it wor-"
"NINTENDO OF AMERICA!"

[Hill @YariLogos]

Priests are speaking out against Fr SDY horrendous behavior last night claiming he'd "existentially destroy" a seminarian

It is great to see

Glory to God!

[BookHawk @Book_Hawk]

@BorjomiDrinker

[Borjomi ᛉ Respecter @BorjomiDrinker]

One thing I have learned as an adult is that in adulthood, people (who are worth befriending) are remarkably forgiving of poor social skills, as long as youre well meaning. It isnt high school anymore, as long as youre chill no one really cares if youre awkward.

[BookHawk @Book_Hawk]

@Cri1823759Cris There’s a heavy counter cultural ethos in American convert circles so the UFO vibes are usually a big part of their pre-Orthodox life.

[BookHawk @Book_Hawk]

@NGTown_26 @HabemusMalleum Defending a Priest’s gaffe at the expense of the reputation of a Saint is certainly the middle path. Everyone must surely bend backwards to make sure Pope Fr SDY never faces questioning.

[BookHawk @Book_Hawk]

@GermanCarranza3 @orthobrohammer @HabemusMalleum That wasn’t an accident. The 40th martyr witnessed the faith of the faithful 39 and joined them. Viewing any martyrdom as accidental mistakes what it takes to be one.

[Orthodox Driver Nephi @HabemusMalleum]

Saying he’s “only a saint because of how he died” is utterly insane if you’ve read anything about his personal life. That man did not have a malicious bone in his body.

[BookHawk @Book_Hawk]

@NGTown_26 @HabemusMalleum I’m sorry but anyone whose first response to the Romanov Martyrs canonizations is to point to their murder they have missed the point and need correction.

Priests aren’t perfect and he’s allowed to be corrected especially in this case.

[BookHawk @Book_Hawk]

19th Century @LandsharkRides
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[Orthodox History @OrthodoxHistory]

The earliest known encounter between Orthodoxy and Mormonism took place in 1875 or thereabouts, when Brigham Young, the Mormon prophet, purportedly met a Bulgarian Orthodox monk named A.N. Experidon, who was traveling through Utah Territory with the governor of Oregon. Upon seeing the monk, Brigham asked, "What kind of Injun are you?" The monk tried to convince Brigham to abandon polygamy and become Orthodox. Brigham wasn't interested.

There's a chapter on the Bulgarian Monk in my book Lost Histories, but we've since discovered a bunch of explosive new information about him, which we'll publish in due time. He's one of the craziest characters in early American Orthodoxy.

The best source for the Brigham Young story is the Baltimore Sun, 5/22/1876, which I've posted here.

[BookHawk @Book_Hawk]

@NGTown_26 @HabemusMalleum Because people who couch the canonization in that frame and don’t reference the real Christian witness of the Romanov Martyrs (political failings notwithstanding) they ultimately fail to properly witness the true cause.

[. @HosannaHosannaa]

My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?-

These words conceal a profound
mystery. Christ is not simply a hero, He is not simply superior to all saints; He is infinitely superior—He is a representative—of whom? Of all humanity; of all of us, all who have lived in the past and will live in the future. I add further: Christ is not simply the representative of all humanity, but He is our substitute. Oh, if only I could plant this truth in your hearts! An example: In a small town, a murder once occurred.
The criminal, to escape the consequences, began to run. Behind him, everyone ran, shouting: "Catch him, he's a murderer!" At some point,
the criminal disappeared. He entered the house of a friend, fell at his feet, and begged him with tears: "Save me, they are chasing me; I committed a crime, they will catch me!" And as he said this, outside the house, the enraged crowd demanded revenge. His friend took pity on him. He dressed the criminal in clean clothes, put on the villain's bloody clothes himself, went out, and surrendered to the crowd. They
seized him and led him to court. The innocent man was condemned to death and executed. Do you understand, brethren? We are all sinners. We have defiled our souls with sin. We are like the criminal pursued by the crowd. So too, angels pursue us; we are pursued by God's decree: "You shall surely die" (Genesis 2:17). In this tragic position, as transgressors of God's law, where not even angels can help us, Christ comes and takes our place, becoming our substitute. The innocent one appears as guilty. Yes, brethren! What we should have
suffered, He suffered. Are you not moved? We, you and I, should have been on the cross; yet, instead of us, it is He, the innocent, the sinless, the all-holy. He put on our uniform and took our place; "He suffered for us" (1 Peter 2:21). If we consider this truth, that at that terrible hour He bore the Himalayas of the world's sins, that He suffered as our representative and substitute, then we will somewhat
approach His mysterious words,
"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" But these words of Christ, besides being an answer to
His accusers and the key to the mystery of the sacrificial crucifixion, are also words of comfort. Christ remained alone there, forsaken by those He had benefited; not one of them near Him. His disciples abandoned Him; Judas betrayed Him, Peter denied Him, all left Him. And
even the angels of heaven; while in the agony of Gethsemane "an angel appeared to Him from heaven, strengthening Him" (Luke 22:43), here on Golgotha He was left alone. And even His heavenly Father seems for a moment to forsake Him—as a man, not, of course, as God; as God, He remains inseparable from the Father.

~Bl. Met. Augustinos of Florina

[Gideon @Gideonenko]

You lack the #OtakuPhronema

[. @HosannaHosannaa]

“The cup for which Christ prayed is the cup of God's wrath, the cup of curse that falls on sinners. And the innocent voluntarily drinks the cup of the curse, becomes cursed himself, receives punishment as a sinner for the sins of others. Replacing the guilty by innocent is the heart of Christianity. People do not represent a normal picture of forgiveness of sins. The Epistle to the Hebrews says that we have a guarantee - Christ himself died for us, He is the guarantee of forgiveness of our sins. At the sermon, we should focus on this. Many people say that everything is easy for the Orthodox: he sinned, repented, forgave. We answer: yes, it's easy for us, because the Innocent takes our punishments. He redeemed the Jews from the oath of the law, the pagans from what they did against conscience”
~Dogmatic Theology, Hieromartyr Daniel Sysoev (Lecture 16: On Redemption)

[BookHawk @Book_Hawk]

@USATrackAIPAC @maksimologija It’s in His hands to judge them. We should never assume those who died without Baptism are in Paradise and to privately pray for their souls. This is Orthodoxy unlike the Neo-Pelagianism that claims their souls were never at risk of being deprived of the Kingdom.

[BookHawk @Book_Hawk]

@USATrackAIPAC @maksimologija It’s the literal Word of God.

Our job privately is to pray for all those who reposed period, and exempting babies for sentimental reasons is a mistake.