How do the Orthodox approach God’s will? What is God’s will for my life and how do I discern God’s will? How can I participate in God’s will? How is the Orthodox approach different from other expressions of Christianity and other religions?

What is a Saint? Why is it that the Saints are venerated? What does it mean to pray to the Saints? How can the Saints aid and hearken to our supplications now in this life? How is it that the Saints can hear us?

There are thousands of Christian expressions in the world, what makes Orthodoxy unique? What is the meaning of human existence? What is Theosis and how does it apply to me? The Orthodox view of man’s aim and purpose for existence stands alone in comparison to all other Christian and religious expressions.

What are the passions? Are the passions natural or unnatural to our nature? What about our thoughts, how can we begin to distinguish between a passion free thought and thought mixed with passion? How can we begin to be healed of a passion? We dive into St. Maximos the Confessor and St. Justin Popovich on this deep topic.

In this class we go through Saint Ephraim’s Hymns on Paradise and highlight man’s life and condition before the fall. We look at the two trees in the garden, man’s fall, and how man can enter back into paradise, even in this age. 

In this class we look at the distinction between the created and uncreated, and man and his approach to nature.