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Monastery of St. John's Bookstore

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  • Wisdom from Mt. Athos

    Wisdom from Mount Athos: The Writings of Staretz Silouan $14.00

    Staretz, or "elder", is a title given to Orthodox monks of particular spiritual development. Staretz Silouan (later glorified as a saint by the Orthodox Church) was a Russian peasant whose only formal education consisted of...

  • The Soul After Death

    The Soul After Death $9.95

    What happens to the soul when it leaves the body at death? What is its state from then until the Last Judgement? Do the numerous present-day books on life after death give any real answers to these questions, or are they...

  • Pearl of Great Price: The Life of Mother Maria Skobtsova, 1891-1945

    Pearl of Great Price: The Life of Mother Maria Skobtsova, 1891-1945 $16.00

    Pearl of Great Price is the moving story of Mother Maria Skobtsova, a nun of the Orthodox Church, who was born into a Russian aristocratic home but who died a martyr's death in one of Hitler's concentration camps. In the...

  • In the Heart of the Desert

    In the Heart of the Desert: The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers $19.95

    Father John's inspiring introduction to the spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers brings their words to life for the modern reader. These key figures of the early church chose lives of hardship and solitude, where...

  • Guidance Towards Spiritual Life

    Guidance Toward Spiritual Life: Answers to the Questions of Disciples $12.00

    With the practical aim of guiding the brothers at his monastery in the wilderness of northern California, Fr. Seraphim Rose set out to select and translate these counsels of Saints Barsanuphius the Great and John the...

  • Our Heart's True Home

    Our Heart's True Home $14.95

    "Our Hearts' True Home features fourteen warm, inspiring stories of women discovering the ancient Christian faith. These women come from a wide variety of backgrounds, yet there's a common thread: no matter how they...

  • The Jesus Prayer: The Ancient Desert Prayer that Tunes the Heart to God

    The Jesus Prayer: The Ancient Desert Prayer that Tunes the Heart to God $17.00

    In the earliest centuries of faith, Christians in the deserts of Palestine and Africa sought a short prayer that could be easily repeated, in order to acquire the habit of “prayer without ceasing.” The result was...

  • Christ is in our Midst

    Christ Is in Our Midst: Letters from a Russian Monk $15.00

    Mankind has become so earthbound! People have quite forgotten that this life of ours is the path to eternity and a preparation for it: they get excited and worked up in this vale of tears. You meet very few with whom you can...

  • Thoughts for Each Day of the Year- Saint Theophan the Recluse

    Thoughts for Each Day of the Year- Saint Theophan the Recluse $20.00

    Saint Theophan the Recluse (1815–1894) was one of the most prolific and beloved spiritual writers of nineteenth-century Russia. His works, which comprise over twenty volumes, include such classics as The Path to...

  • Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives: The Life and Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica

    Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives: The Life and Teachings of Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica $15.00

    “Love little things, and strive for that which is modest and simple. The Lord watches over us, and He is pleased that you long for His peace. Until the soul is ready, He will only sometimes allow us to see that He is...

  • Encountering the Mystery: Understanding Orthodox Christianity Today

    Encountering the Mystery: Understanding Orthodox Christianity Today $22.95

    As Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I is the symbol of unity for the self-governing national and ethnic Orthodox Christian churches throughout the world. He is well known for his commitment to protecting...

  • Athanasius: The Life of St Anthony and the Letter to Marcellinus

    Athanasius: The Life of St Anthony and the Letter to Marcellinus $19.95

    St. Athanasius was a major figure of 14th-century Christendom. As the Bishop of Alexandria, spiritual master and theologian, he led the Church in its battle against the Arian heresy. Athanasius' The Life of Antony is one of...

  • The Hidden Man of the Heart

    The Hidden Man of the Heart $20.00

    The Hidden Man of the Heart consists of a series of presentations on the place of the heart in the spiritual life of the Christian, with special reference to the writings of St. Silouan the Athonite (1866-1938) Elder...

  • The Prayers of St. Isaac the Syrian

    The Prayers of St. Isaac the Syrian: 2nd Edition $5.95

    A wonderfully organized prayer book featuring prayers by St. Isaac the Syrian, a 7th century saint of the Orthodox Church. Translated by Sebastian Brock and adapted to modern English by the Brotherhood of the Monastery of St...

  • Elder Sergei of Vanves: Life and Teachings

    Elder Sergei of Vanves: Life and Teachings $14.00

    Elder Sergei of Vanves was one of the most charismatic figures in 20th-century Western Europe, yet until now, little if anything has been written about him in English. He was a man in whom the holy traditions of Old Valaam...

  • Do You Know Yourself?

    Do You Know Yourself? $16.95

    Why do so many of us good Christians find our spiritual progress blocked? What can we do about the unconscious neurotic tendencies that warp our relations with others? How can we let go of the idealized image we have of...

  • A Christian Ending

    A Christian Ending $17.95

    A handbook for burial in the ancient Christian tradition.From the Foreward of the book: "How should Christian people prepare for death, their own and that of loved ones? No question can be more important than this, since...

  • The Unknown Pilgrim

    The Unknown Pilgrim $4.97

    A pilgrimage is a manifestation of an inner journey, often referred to as an allegory of the soul's journey to God. On this journey the pilgrim perceives the gap between what he should be and what he really is. Rene Gothoni,...

  • A Timeline of the Eastern Orthodox Church

    Timeline of the Eastern Orthodox Church $17.50

    The story of the Eastern Christian Churches in the first millennium is a fascinating and complex tale of political intrigue, cultural transformation, theological disputes and missionary endeavors. The Churches in the East,...

  • Orthodox Spirituality: A Brief Introduction

    Orthodox Spirituality, A Brief Introduction $17.95

    Imported from Greece. Under the title "Orthodox Spirituality" the author of this book wishes to present the fundamentals of Orthodox spiritual life. He delineates, in a very concise manner, the boundaries of Orthodox...