The Lives of Saints: With Several Lectures and Sermons
By V. Rev. Fr. Sebastian Dabovich

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Paperback (January 2010)
ISBN: 978-1-933275-38-3
Price: $12.95 + S&H (USD)

In The Lives of Saints, Fr. Sebastian Dabovich (1863-1940) offers to his spiritual children, to the members of the Holy Orthodox Church in the English-speaking world, and to his fellow Americans the Lives of the Saints, together with some lectures and a few of our sermons. He is mindful of the command of Jesus Christ, who said: Freely ye have received, freely give. He does not provide additional comments; instead, he lets the facts in the histories of the lives of holy men and women speak for themselves. Fr. Sebastian also includes several lectures and sermons, which likewise speak for themselves, as they are strictly founded upon Holy Scripture and the writings of the Holy Fathers of the Church in her early days.

The Prayer of St Ephrem: A Biblical Commentary
By Fr. William C. Mills

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Paperback (December 2009)
ISBN: 978-1-933275-34-5
Price: $10.95 + S&H (USD)

St. Ephrem the Syrian (306-379) is perhaps one of the most prolific Fathers of the Eastern Church, composing four-hundred liturgical hymns and scriptural commentaries, earning him such titles as the Harp of the Spirit and the Pillar of the Church. St. Ephrem is best known for the short prayer, The Prayer of St. Ephrem, which is used throughout the season of Great Lent. The prayer outlines both the sins and virtues of community life: sloth, despair, lusting of power, idle talk; as well as chastity humility, patience, and love for the neighbor. The Prayer of St. Ephrem: A Biblical Commentary provides the reader with the scriptural background to the words and metaphors contained in this short but inspirational prayer. This book is a good resource for either personal devotion or for small group Bible Studies in the parish.

The Triumphant Church: Eastern Orthodox Iconography
By D.H. Stamatis

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Paperback (December 2009)
ISBN: 978-1-933275-36-9
Price: $59.95 + S&H (USD)

Iconography is given to us not only through the Fathers of the Church, but also from the Apostles and Jesus Christ Himself. For example, when we paint Jesus as a human we paint Him only because we saw Him as a perfect human among us without sin (Baruch 3). Furthermore, we know that Jesus is more that the Logos. In fact, He is the icon of His Father "icon of the invisible God" (Col. 1:15), and "the refulgence of His glory, the very imprint of His being" (Heb. 1:3). Similarly we present God as the Elder, just like Daniel saw Him (Daniel 7); and the Holy Spirit like a dove and fiery tongues as It appeared during the Baptism of Jesus and at The Pentecost. As for the Theotokos, the saints, and angels we painted them not to worship them but to honor them. We do not pay any attention to the material of the icon but rather we honor the prototype that is painted on the wood, canvas or wall. We honor all of them in the spirit of the seventh Ecumenical Council which defined the honoring of the icons according to the Tradition of the Church, beginning with the first icon of Jesus that was painted without hands (mandilion icon) and the icons of the Theotokos and Peter and Paul painted by St Luke.

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The Triumphant Church: Selected Golden Nuggets from the Saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church
By D.H. Stamatis

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Paperback (December 2009)
ISBN: 978-1-933275-35-2
Price: $29.95 + S&H (USD)

The writings of the early Church Fathers contain a myriad of spiritual gems for our enlightenment, meditation and edifi cation. Basil the Great, John Chrysostom, Gregory the Theologian and Cyril of Alexandria are merely a few of the Fathers that have left us with volumes of material on any conceivable topic. To cover all the topics and every issue that the Fathers, Saints and Orthodox Theologians have addressed is beyond the scope of this volume. Some of the issues, however, are covered - in the form of an anthology - to expose the ethos and spirituality that these holy men have off ered for the edification of our faith. The Triumphant Church: Selected Golden Nuggets from the Saints of the Eastern Orthodox Church is intended to share some of the profound thoughts that the saints have grappled with both in breadth and depth. It addresses some issues and then presents some contemplative thoughts from the plethora of gems of these holy men. The Saints included in this volume are from the Greek, Slavic, American tradition and include both early, middle and modern ages.

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The Triumphant Church: A Daily Synaxarion of the Eastern Orthodox Church
By D.H. Stamatis

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Paperback (September 2009)
ISBN: 978-1-933275-33-8
Price: $36.95 + S&H (USD)

The Triumphant Church: A Daily Synaxarion of the Eastern Orthodox Church provides summaries the lives of over 1,000 saints and mentions over 2,000 saints. The purpose of this volume is not to be exhaustive but rather diverse in nature. Towards this end, the synaxarion provides the reader with a variety of saints for the entire year (man, women, generals, ascetics, martyrs, confessors, equal to the apostles, mercenaries and many more). The Triumphant Church provides saints from all periods and many ethnic backgrounds as well as the most famous and traditional holidays. In providing this synaxarion, it is important to remember the reader that the celebration is based on their death day as this is their first day of eternity.

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Our Father: A Prayer for Christian Living
By Fr. William C. Mills

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Paperback (December 2008)
ISBN: 978-1-933275-29-1
Price: $10.95 + S&H (USD)

Every day Christians from across the world recite the Lord's Prayer, the only prayer that we have from Jesus Himself. Despite the fact that Christians are often divided over language, culture, ethnic backgrounds, theologies, customs, and traditions, we are all united under the one authority of God the Father through these very special and meaningful words. When praying the Our Father, we become a single chorus, offering our prayer and praise to God the Father, uniting ourselves in a common bond of love and solidarity. After reading this book, readers will hopefully have a much better understanding of the scriptural background of the Lord's Prayer which will make it more meaningful for them the next time that they say these very special words. The book is a resource for personal and group Bible study, adult education classes, and sermon preparation.

The Holy Sacraments of Baptism, Chrismation and Holy Communion:
The Five Mystagogical Catechisms of St. Cyril of Jerusalem
By Protopresbyter George Dion. Dragas

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Paperback (October 2008)
ISBN: 978-1-933275-24-6
Price: $11.95 + S&H (USD)

This volume comprises the last five Mystagogical Catechisms which are a unit and constitute the pinnacle of St. Cyril’s lessons to the newly illumined Christians. They have a special importance for all Christians and can become the starting point for rekindling our love and dedication to the leader of perfector of our faith, our Lord and God Jesus Christ. St. Cyril reminds us in these Catechisms a) that as baptized Christians we are committed to be dead to ourselves and to the world, b) that as chrismated with the holy Myrrh we have received the Holy Spirit, to Whom we must fully entrust ourselves, and c) that when we attend the Divine Liturgy, we must prepare ourselves and partake of the immaculate sacraments of the Body and Blood of Christ. This is the rule of the Orthodox Christian, the way of Salvation.

The Power of the Name: The History and Practices of the Jesus Prayer
By Alphonse and Rachel Goettmann
Translated by Theodore and Rebecca Nottingham

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Paperback (May 2008)
ISBN: 978-0-9745618-9-9
Price: $14.95 + S&H (USD)

The Jesus Prayer penetrates everything, freeing us from all the acculturations of the Gospel, re-creating the basis of unity for all Christians and offering them the only possible anchor for a true ecumenism. The Jesus Prayer heals the alienation and distress of humanity, placing its dependence on God alone, substituting the divine life for the little "self" and the interests it must defend. "It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me" (Gal 2:20). Here the incarnation continues and completes itself. This book has grown out of lived experience and not out of theory. The Jesus Prayer has been the foundation of our lives for over forty years. But we have not taken a solitary path. This work is the fruit of twenty years of sharing with hundreds of people through retreats and sessions at Bethanie, a "place of rebirth" which we founded on the foundation of the Prayer. A community has been established there which seeks the dynamism of the first communities witnessed to in the Acts of the Apostles who "lived in the Name of Jesus." The Jesus Prayer is a way of life, making us true ­disciples of Christ. It is a beacon for the people of God, leading them toward the promised land.

The Titles of Christ
By Matthew the Poor

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Paperback (May 2008)
ISBN: 978-1-933275-21-5
Price: $18.95 + S&H (USD)

Father Matthew the Poor (Fr. Matta El-Meskeen), the well known Coptic Orthodox Abbot of the St. Macarius Monastery from the deserts of Egypt, has fallen asleep in the Lord; however, he has left behind a great legacy. He labored to preserve so zealously the holy tradition of the Gospel as it was expounded by the early spiritual masters, like the Great Anthony, the professor of the desert, and the great ecumenical teachers, like St. Athanasius and St. Cyril. This book expounds the rich meaning of the person of the Blessed Lord of all humanity, who has offered Himself for all and wants all to be one. Father Matta's book will help every reader to return to the Lord who created us and who invites us to a perfect salvation and eternal life.

The Life of Saint Alexios the Man of God
Translated and Edited by Rev. Fr. Peter A. Chamberas

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Paperback (April 2008)
ISBN: 978-1-933275-18-5
Price: $7.95 + S&H (USD)

Perhaps the universal appeal which St. Alexios enjoys among Orthodox Christians can be attributed to his wonderful example of a truly ascetical and self-effacing spirituality. In our time, "modern man" is still pondering over the ancient question "What is man?" without having made up his mind. Neither the one-sided social dimension of man, nor the prevailing conventional religiosity can provide a true and authentic identity for the human person, created in the image and likeness of God. It is for this very reason, that this humble icon of a man is offered to our devout readers: The Life of St. Alexios the Man of God. May those who labored, in the past or in the present, to produce this Life of the Saint, have his blessing. And may those who read this Life of the Saint be truly edified and inspired, as they begin or continue their own personal journey in the spiritual life which will lead them toward becoming authentic men and women of God.

The Spiritual Wisdom and Practices of Early Christianity
By Alphonse and Rachel Goettmann
Translated by Theodore J. Nottingham

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Paperback (September 2006)
ISBN: 1-933275-09-X
Price: $13.95 + S&H (USD)

In this book, we will consider the fundamental practices of the Christian experience. They are backed by two thousand years of history and a sea of witnesses who, down through the ages, have journeyed on this path that has led them to the summits of wisdom and holiness. The difficulty in the presentation of these "methods" is their inevitable and artificial juxtaposition when they only find their internal and organic coherence in the living Tradition. They are all held together as in a living organism; each element comes at a particular stage in a life that gravitates around its axis: the Christ. That is why we will use a method which will make it possible for the reader not to remain on the exterior as a spectator: the repetition of key ideas. This is a teaching in the form of a spiral, an "eating of the word" where, as in liturgical chants and the experiential method of Scripture, we become that which we "eat" continually, we "are" what we have just read rather than merely "knowing" it. Each chapter is a new approach to the unique Reality. Rather than addressing the intellect, it speaks to the heart.

The Lord's Prayer according to Saint Makarios of Corinth
(in English and Modern Greek)
By Protopresbyter George Dion. Dragas

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Paperback (June 2005)
ISBN: 1-933275-01-4
Price: $10.95 + S&H (USD)

The Lord's Prayer, commonly known as the "Our Father," is the supreme prayer of the Christians, since it was delivered to us by the Lord Jesus Christ, following a request of his holy Disciples and Apostles. The Fathers of the Church have delivered many and profound explanations of this prayer, which constitutes the pinnacle of the introductory "trisagion" which opens every Orthodox supplication. The present explanation of this prayer by St. Makarios of Corinth (1731-1805) is the spiritual distillation of his study of the patristic explanations. It helps us to understand how this prayer is the key to our manner of life in Christ.

Review by Jean-Claude Larchet

Ecclesiasticus II: Orthodox Icons, Saints, Feasts and Prayer
By Protopresbyter George Dion. Dragas
(with a Preface by Metropolitan Methodios of Boston)

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Paperback (May 2005)
ISBN: 0-9745618-0-0
Price: $17.95 + S&H (USD)

Ecclesiasticus II: Orthodox Icons, Saints, Feasts and Prayer brings together essays, which were delivered on various occasions and are arranged into four general topics-hence the subtitle. The first section on Icons offers an introductory lecture on the iconoclastic dispute with a select (updated) bibliography and a fresh exposition, on the basis of the original text of St. John of Damascus' Defense of the Icons. The second section on Saints represents an introduction to Orthodox Hagiography, which was prepared for the Orthodox-Reformed Dialogue, and offers an extensive bibliography on the subject. The third section on Feasts is a general presentation of the major movable and immovable feasts of the Orthodox liturgical years and dovetails with the section on the Saints. Finally, the fourth section on Prayer offers two expositions of the Lord's Prayer, one by St. Maximos the Confessor and another by St. Macarios of Corinth, which are representative of the patristic understanding of this Prayer that constitutes the basis of Orthodox spirituality.