Emma Mariam's Study

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03
Apr
To a shortsighted acquaintance

To a shortsighted acquaintance

Nikolai Gogol on seeking God in everything and putting your hope in Him, not your own ability
3 min read
31
Mar
To Thee, o Blessed Mother

To Thee, o Blessed Mother

Nikolai Gogol's prayer to the All-Holy Theotokos
1 min read
30
Mar
The Joy of Repentance. Part 1

The Joy of Repentance. Part 1

Fr. Anthony Bloom (1914-2003) on repentance and remembering death
10 min read
29
Mar
On advice

On advice

Nikolai Gogol on wisdom, suffering and giving advice
2 min read
29
Mar
Losev on marriage

Losev on marriage

Excerpts from Alexei Losev's works, diaries and letters
1 min read
28
Mar
Science as a symbolic description

Science as a symbolic description

Part 1 of Fr. Pavel Florensky's Thought and Language
21 min read
27
Mar
The Christian marches on

The Christian marches on

Nikolai Gogol on intelligence, reason and wisdom, all attainable only in Christ
3 min read
26
Jan
On Fear of God. Part I

On Fear of God. Part I

Hieromartyr Sergius Mechyov (1892-1942) on fearing and loving God
4 min read
24
Dec
The Life

The Life

A Christmas short story by Nikolai Gogol
3 min read
16
Nov
Dostoevsky on the Eastern question. Part II

Dostoevsky on the Eastern question. Part II

Fyodor Dostoevsky on the reception of the Russo-Turkish war in Russian liberal circles
10 min read