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WHY ARE THESE SO HARD TO FOLLOW ?
In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. Beloved in Christ, our Lord has spoken plainly: forgive, love one another as I have loved you, and judge not. These are not hidden teachings—they are the very heart of the Gospel—yet we all know how hard they are…
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Carrying the Cross — A Catholidox Teaching
Carrying the Cross — A Catholidox Teaching When Christ called His disciples, He gave a command that is both simple and profound: “If anyone would come after Me, let him deny himself, take up his cross, and follow Me.” These words reveal one of the deepest truths of the Christian life. In Catholidox theology we…
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The Church, the Patriarchates, and the Question of America
✠ APOSTOLIC STUDY The Church, the Patriarchates, and the Question of America By ✠ Patriarch Pontifex Tikhon II – Кевин Филд From the beginning, the Church founded by our Lord Jesus Christ was established through the Apostles and their successors as a living body of faith spread throughout the world. Christ Himself did not establish…
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HUMBLE MERCY REPENTANCE FORGIVENESS – the life
The Official Patriarchate of America and the True Holy Catholic Apostolic Church – Saint Tikhon Mission HUMBLE MERCY REPENTANCE FORGIVENESS – the life In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Brothers and sisters, Christ is supreme. I am not. I am a sinner just like you. That…
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History & The Return of 33 A. D.
**WHY WE ARE RETURNING OVER 2,000 years: Study: The Original Church of Christ and the Apostles (c. 30–100 AD) vs. Later DevelopmentsWe begin only with Christ’s words (Gospels, Sermon on the Mount), the Acts of the Apostles, and the Didache (the earliest post-apostolic manual, ~70–120 AD). Nothing later is assumed as “original.” WE the ONE…
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THE RUSSIAN MISSION IN NEW YORK (1900s) What they actually did beyond founding churches
Most people only speak of “church planting” and “unity,” but the Russian Mission in America (especially New York, 1898–1907 under Saint Tikhon and Saint Raphael) was far deeper. What they built was not just parishes—it was an entire Apostolic ecosystem. THE RUSSIAN MISSION IN NEW YORK (1900s) What they actually did beyond founding churches 1.…
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Saint Tikhon & Saint Raphael in New York – Church history & Family bloodline.
Saint Tikhon & Saint Raphael in New York What was established, what was completed, and what remains unfinished 1. The Apostolic Foundation in America Sharing some notes passed down from my great grandfather, Фурман, who served within the Russian Orthodox Mission—this is not just history to me, but living continuity. At the turn of the…
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Our Lord Jesus Christ
✠ My First Letter: On Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ In the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. It is fitting—truly fitting—that my first writing here be not about a man, nor about a title, nor about any work of this world, but about Our Lord…
CARDINALIS MAXIMUS TIKHON II ( Кевин Филд ) The Apostolic Newsletter 