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Studia Theologica No. II (IX) / 2019 The Lord’s Entry into the Non-Eucharistic City. The Didache of Palm Sunday. A Micro-History of the Sacraments in Romania in the Time of Saint Antim of Ivire Associate Professor, Dr habil. Jan Nicolae

The five homilies of Saint Antim of Ivire, delivered on Palm Sunday, constitute the most substantial homiletic collection in his Didachies, offering a vivid picture of sacramental practice in Wallachia at the beginning of the 18th century. Analysed in turn, these sermons reveal the theology of repentance, Baptism and frequent communion, a scathing critique of the boyars’ hypocritical penance, and an urgent call to confession during the three days of Holy Week.

Colloquium No. II (IX) / 2019 On the health of the soul. A helpful word from Abba Julian the Prodromite George Crăsnean

The article sets out the teachings of the monk Iulian Lazăr of the Prodromou Skete (Mount Athos), as conveyed to some visitors in February 2014, and contains exhortations on deification, unceasing prayer, the healing of the soul through confession and a spiritual father, patience in the face of injustice, love for one’s neighbour and zeal for holiness.

Litterae No. II (VI) / 2018 The Virgin of the Ivy Andrei Cărpeneanu

A young man named Tudor, weighed down by sin and a strange loss of memory, seeks salvation at the cell of Father Zosima, a hermit who listens to him, comforts him and urges him to bear his own cross. This extract, with hints of mystical prose, captures their spiritual dialogue and Tudor’s inner transformation through prayer and repentance.

Litterae No. I (V) / 2018 The Wanderer Andrei Cărpeneanu

This excerpt from a work of fiction presents a dialogue between Abbot Partenie and the writer-philosopher Voina, set in a monastery, centred on the themes of authentic preaching, the Church’s role in relation to young people and society, and the political crisis in which a character named Rusceanu is proposed as prime minister. The narrative tension deepens through the revelation of Voina’s personal tragedy — Sonia’s sudden death and Pavel’s despair — and through the contrast between the writer’s worldly eloquence and the monk’s inner prayer.

Colloquium No. II (II) / 2016 Interview with Archimandrite Nikodim, abbot of the Holy Monastery of Filotheou on Mount Athos Archimandrite Dr Policarp Chițulescu

Archimandrite Nikodim, abbot of Filoteu Monastery on Mount Athos, offers, in an interview conducted in 2016 by Archimandrite Dr Policarp Chițulescu, spiritual guidance on the balance between work, prayer and priestly ministry, addressed to priests and the faithful in Romania. Topics covered include the danger of greed, the role of the abbot in monastic life, the importance of confession, and the duty of priests to shepherd their community with devotion and genuine faith.

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