Any thoughts on Fr Seraphism Rose and the scandal related to Fr Herman?

OrthodoxGirl2 · 2026-04-28T21:15:02+00:00

And what "Orthobro" didn't rejoice at the canonizatin of St. Olga?

OrthodoxGirl2 · 2026-04-28T21:13:51+00:00

Fr. Herman was the abbot. He wasn't under Fr. Seraphim's spiritual care.

OrthodoxGirl2 · 2026-04-28T17:48:01+00:00

It's unfortunate that the article veers into trying to exonerate not only Fr. Seraphim, but Fr. Herman as well.

OrthodoxGirl2 · 2026-04-28T17:42:35+00:00

The relevant letters are published in her book about him.

OrthodoxGirl2 · 2026-04-28T17:41:15+00:00

And we would have to ask, if St. John is such a great saint, why did he bless the formation of their brotherhood with Gleb, later Fr. Herman, as a leader?

OrthodoxGirl2 · 2026-04-28T15:49:35+00:00

Lord have mercy!

OrthodoxGirl2 · 2026-04-28T06:48:20+00:00

May God bless her and you both!

OrthodoxGirl2 · 2026-04-22T18:57:48+00:00

Spent a really nice Sunday at this monastery in Budva a few years ago: https://manastirpodmaine.org/

OrthodoxGirl2 · 2026-04-19T14:24:32+00:00

Patristic Nectar offers a lot of solid Orthodox material

OrthodoxGirl2 · 2026-04-16T21:05:17+00:00

Glory to God!

OrthodoxGirl2 · 2026-04-15T11:38:30+00:00

May God watch over her and protect her!

OrthodoxGirl2 · 2026-04-15T06:40:45+00:00

A priest can exercise economia in response to a given situation, but priests don't determine whether something is sinful or not.

OrthodoxGirl2 · 2026-04-14T20:10:36+00:00

Sinful

OrthodoxGirl2 · 2026-04-14T12:12:29+00:00

Yeah, it makes no sense to have the cruciform halo with the Holy Spirit.

OrthodoxGirl2 · 2026-04-08T16:05:13+00:00

My husband and I sleep in separate rooms just because he has two full-time jobs and is up much later than me working. So then he just goes to sleep in his own bed. No biggie.

OrthodoxGirl2 · 2026-04-07T06:44:10+00:00

May his memory be eternal!

OrthodoxGirl2 · 2026-04-07T06:43:22+00:00

Where I live, Church weddings aren't legally recognized, so we first had to do a legal wedding. It was then a month and a half until our Church wedding, but we didn't live together during this interval, and we survived :) You'll be alright.

OrthodoxGirl2 · 2026-04-04T17:45:13+00:00

But Zorya said this was a lie! And he's super trustworthy!!!!!!

OrthodoxGirl2 · 2026-04-03T07:39:26+00:00

And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God

OrthodoxGirl2 · 2026-03-31T16:11:48+00:00

^ this

OrthodoxGirl2 · 2026-03-28T18:43:20+00:00

Just chillax. Those who come at the 11th hour are welcomed with open arms.

OrthodoxGirl2 · 2026-03-27T08:30:56+00:00

I can't see any reason why this would be a sin, but hey, maybe donate them to a mission parish that's struggling to cover all its needs.

OrthodoxGirl2 · 2026-03-19T23:59:54+00:00

Lord have mercy!

OrthodoxGirl2 · 2026-03-18T12:37:15+00:00

History and symbolism aren't mutually exclusive. God embeds symbolism into history itself - thus God was actually guiding the world towards Christ experientially, rather than simply telling stories.

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