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January 2016: "Europe’s Great Moral and Spiritual Vacuum; Does This Vacuum Invite Acts of Terrorism?" by Ms. Iben Thranholm.
February 2016: "Delusion and Deception," by St. Paisios the Athonite, from "Elder Paisios’ Spiritual Counsels: Spiritual Struggle," vol. 3, ch. 4.
March 2016: "The Struggle of Great Lent," by Elder Ephraim of Arizona.
April 2016: "On the 2016 Holy Great Orthodox Synod," by George Karras, "Orthodox Heritage" Editor.
May 2016: "He Died that We May Live," by Inok Vsevolod (Filipiev), from “Orthodox America,” Vol. 140, May-June 1996.
June 2016: "Orthodox Christians Are Duty-Bound to Have Orthodox Bishops," originally printed in “Orthodox Heritage,” vol. 1, issue no. 11, under the title “The Seat of Moses: Its Powers and Perils.” This article is being re-printed in line with the perilous times and current ecclesiastical events which confront the faithful in our days.
July 2016: "On the Conclusion of the Cretan Council," by George Karras, “Orthodox Heritage” Editor, Greek Orthodox Brotherhood of St. Poimen, June 26th 2016.
August 2016: "The Infallibility of (True) Councils and Ecumenical Synods," source: “Empirical Dogmatics of the Orthodox Catholic Church according to the spoken teaching of Fr John Romanides,” Volume 1, Dogma, Ethics, Revelation, by Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos.
September 2016: "On Our Passions," by Anthony of the Desert, from his pamphlet “On Depression.” For more of this author’s writings see http://www.churchfathertheology.com/.
October 2016: "Bearing Our Cross," by St. Ignatius (Brianchaninov) of Caucasus (+1867). From “Writings of Bishop Ignaty Brianchaninov, Ascetic Sermons,” vol. IV, published by Holy Trinity Monastery, Jordanville, New York, 1984, pp. 90-96.
November 2016: "Talking About the Devil," tribute to Fr. John S. Romanides, by Thomas Shaw, “The Orthodox Reader,” January, 1999, no. 17.
December 2016: "The Nativity of Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ," by Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh (+2003).