New Release for April 2012

A Beacon of Hope: The Teaching of Father Ilarion

The Russian village priest, Fr. Ilarion, used the prayer of the twelfth century Greek saint, Symeon the New Theologian (O my God and Creator… do Thou Thyself teach me to speak what I ought, both for myself and for the people here present, unto salvation of soul.) as he, Fr Ilarion, preached over a forty-year period from 1966 until his death in 2008. Here we are offered a selection of these sermons given on Sundays and other days throughout the Christian year. They are startling in their clarity and universal in their appeal. The theme of hope is persistent whilst always rooted in the necessity of repentance. The sermons are grouped by subjects. One index lists the sermons in church calendar order and the other index lists the sermons in chronological order for those who wish to see what was preached in an historical context. More Information...

ISBN 9780884651901

Спутник Псаломщика

We are very pleased to announce that this title is now back in print. The Спутник Псаломщика is an "obikhod" or standard book of music. It is an indispensable reference for any kliros in the Russian Church. It contains melodies in square notation for the chanted portions of Vespers, Matins, and Divine Liturgy, as well as additional material from throughout the Church year. This new printing is a convenient library-bound hardcover. The book stays open by itself, freeing the precantor's hands to conduct! More...

ISBN 9780317303896    

New Release for November 2011

A Champion of Good:The Life of Father Ilarion

Lovers of literature are familiar, through Dostoyevsky’s works, with the concept of the Russian "Staretz," or spiritual elder. This biography offers a vivid portrayal of an authentic Staretz of our own day, Father Ilarion.  It is an outpouring of love from his spiritual children to the next generation. They pass on the memory of his spiritual asceticism, and love for God and neighbor.   More…

ISBN 9780884651895

New Releases May 2011

A Psalter for Prayer  An Adaptation of the Classic Miles Coverdale Translation Augmented by Prayers and Instructional Material Drawn From Church Slavonic and Other Orthodox Sources >

Compiled, arranged, and edited by David M. James

The Psalms have been at the heart of Christian prayer from the very beginning, but this Psalter is the first major English edition to include all the prayers needed to read the Psalter at home according to an Orthodox tradition that reaches back to the time of the desert fathers, known popularly as the 'cell rule.’  More...

ISBN: 9780884651888

Testament of Memory A Siberian Life  By Mikhail Chevalkov Translated by John Warden

The native Altai tribesman Mikhail Chelvalkov vividly describes the physical beauty of the region whilst chronicling many of the encounters which took place throughout his life as the population was transformed from competing nomadic pagan tribes to a settled and harmonious Orthodox Christian culture. More...

ISBN 9780884651840

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A Practical Handbook for Divine Services   By Gregory Woolfenden

This handbook will encourage the laity who desire to enter more fully into an understanding of the Church’s Typicon, the “rule” which governs how Divine worship is offered in the church, and to internalize the principles that underpin it. It is an invaluable guides to all -- priests, deacons, servers, readers and singers -- who seek to  “to celebrate a service in splendor.”  More...

ISBN: 9780884651918

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Light Invisible Satisfying the Thirst for Happiness  By M.V. Lodyzhenskii, Translated by Mother Magdelena of Novo Divievo

In this classic early twentieth century text a little known Russian philosopher and theologian addresses the question of how one obtains happiness, peace and joy; and offers answers rooted in the tradition of the Orthodox Christian East and the lives of its sainted Christian men and women. More...

ISBN 9780884651871