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    Through A Monk's Eyes

    The Sacrifice to Get a Spiritual Father

    February 4, 2019

    Fr. Seraphim Aldea narrates the importance of struggle in the relationship with a spiritual father, through his own physical journey from his monastery to the Holy Mountain.

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  • 2

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    Bobby Maddex interviews Fr. Serafim Aldea, a Romanian Orthodox monk who is starting a monastic community on an island off the coast of Scotland. Can you assist him in his efforts to raise the money needed to purchase the land?

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    May 23, 2016

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    On Prayer 3 - Killer Prayer

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    March 18, 2019

    From the States, Fr. Seraphim discusses the Orthodox perspective on the value of death.

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    The Need to Be Forgiven (pt. 1)

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    Fr. Seraphim reads the final section of the booklet On Prayer. The full text can be found at mullmonastery.com.

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    Marriage is a sacrament—as important, as able to save you, as monasticism.

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    Sacred Space

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    The idea of sacredness and the way it is manifested in space, The whole world is sacred, not because of our memories and experiences but because of God.

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  • 16

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    What Are You Fighting For?

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    Fr. Seraphim was in Paris shortly after the November 13 attacks. He reflects on what our response as Christians should be. How do we hold on to our Christianity? What is our role as peacemakers? He reminds us that we fight for is not of this world.

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    Fr. Seraphim Aldea answers the question of whether or not couples should abstain from sexual relations after the years of procreation.

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    Forgiveness and Reflection

    January 13, 2016

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    Confessing to Grow Closer to God

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    On Prayer 1 - To Pray is to Follow

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