A Collection of Letters to NunsProfitable Instructions for Laymen and Monastics By Anatoly (Zertsalov) Translated by Holy Nativity Convent Originally published in Russian in 1910, this volume is made up of 382 letters of spiritual counsel by the Optina Elder Hieroschemamonk Anatoly (Zertsalov) to nuns. These letters, while originally addressed to nuns, can be applied with profit to all Christians, both monastic and lay. Written in a tone that is both firm and tender, they are the

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The teaching of St Gregory Palamas has made an inestimable contribution to Orthodoxy and is very relevant to our times

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