BRINGING THE ANCIENT CHRISTIAN FAITH TO SOUTHERN COLORADO SINCE 1905

For Your reading enjoyment

  • Home
  • Our Church
    • Fr. Stephen
    • Who Is St. John the Baptist
    • History of our church
    • Photo Gallery
    • Ministries
  • The Messenger
    • Subscribe to the Messenger
  • Calendar of Events
  • Prayers
    • Prayers in Time of Sickness
    • Lord's Prayer
    • The Nicene Creed
  • Learn About Orthodoxy
    • What On Earth is the Orthodox Church?
    • First Visit to an Orthodox Church
    • Finding the New Testament Church
    • Teachings of the Orthodox Church
    • Timeline of Christianity
    • Which Came First: Church or NT
    • Struggles
    • Humility
    • Facing Up To Mary
    • My Lord and my God
  • An UpWord Glance
    • Lie, Lies, Lies
    • Lord, please move that irritating person out of my life!
    • Jesus is the Abyss of Mercy
    • Slap In The Face
    • Cheating Death
    • Spartans
    • Antichrist
    • The Mouse
    • Sola Scriptura
    • Monument to Self
    • The Golden Rule
    • The Hawk
    • Our Thoughts
    • Living in a Post Christian Era---NOT!
    • Ordination and Being a Servant
    • The Invisible Church
    • Conversion Story from Buddhism to Orthodox Christianity
    • Zion in Babylon: Reflections on Psalm 137
    • Blameless Passions
    • WALKING WITH MY LORD: REFLECTIONS DURING HOLY WEEK >
      • History of Orthodoxy
  • Videos
    • Othodox Christian Prison Ministry
    • Introduction to Orthodoxy
    • Conversion to Orthodoxy Stories
    • Women in Orthodoxy Today
    • Icons
    • Orthodox Sacraments
    • Orthodox Music
    • Orthodoxy- Various Videos
  • Podcasts, Posters, and Books
    • Posters
    • Podcasts >
      • Ancient Faith Radio
      • Orthodox Christian Network (OCN)
    • Books list
  • Donate
  • Contact
Some Suggestions for Reading
You can find these books at most online bookstores.  If you can't find one you are looking for, please contact us for help.

An Athonite Gerontikon (Sayings of the Holy Fathers of Mount Athos), by Archimandrite Ionnikios

An Extraordinary Peace – St. Seraphim, Flame of Sarov, by Archimandrite Lazarus

Ascending the Heights: A Layman’s Guide to The Ladder of Divine Ascent, by Father John Mack

The Apostolic Fathers, edited by Fr. Jack Sparks

Apostolic Succession, by Fr. Gregory Rogers

​
Becoming Orthodox: a Journey to the Ancient Christian Faith, by Fr. Peter Gillquist

Beginning to Pray, by Anthony Bloom

Bread & Water, Wine & Oil, by Archimandrite Meletios Webber

The Bread of Life, by Theodore Stylianopulos

Byzantine Theology, Historical Trends and Doctrinal Themes, by John Meyendorff

Coming Home- Why Protestant Clergy are Becoming Orthodox, edited by P. Gillquist

Commentary on the Divine Liturgy, by Nicholas Cabasilas


Crazy John, by Dionysios A. Makris

Divine Energy, by Fr. Jon E. Braun

Elder Cleopa, by Archimandrite Ioanichie Balan

Elder Paisios of Mount Athos, by Hieromonk Isaac

Elements of the Faith, an Introduction to Orthodox Theology, by Christos Yanaras

The Eucharist, by Alexander Schmemman

Everyday Saints and Other Stories, Archimandrite Tikhon

Experiences During the Divine Liturgy, by Protopresbyter Stephanos K. Anagnostopoulos

Facing East: A Pilgrim’s journey into the Mysteries of Orthodoxy, by Frederica Mathewes-Green

The Faith - Understanding Orthodox Christianity, by Clark Carlton

Father Arseny, translated by Vera Bouteneff

The First Created Man, St. Symeon the New Theologian

In the Heart of the Desert: The Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers, by John Chryssavgis

The Hermitess Photini, by Archimandrite Joachim Spetsieris

The Inner Kingdom, vol.1 of the collected works, by Bishop Kallistos Ware

Introducing the Orthodox Church, its Faith and Life, by Anthony M. Coniaris

Introduction to Orthodox Theology, by Alexander Schmemman

The Ladder of Divine Ascent, by Saint John Climacus

The Lives of the Desert Fathers, translated by Norman Russell, introduction by Benedicta Ward

Living Prayer, by Metropolitan Anthony (Anthony Bloom)

The Mountain of Silence, by Kyriacos Markides

My Life in Christ, by Saint john of Kronstadt

Nicene, Anti-Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, by Alexander Roberts, James Donaldson, Philip Schaff, and Henry Wace  

The Orthodox Church, by Bishop Kallistos Ware

The Orthodox Way, revised edition by Bishop Kallistos Ware

The Orthodox Study Bible, published by Thomas Nelson

Our Thoughts Determine Our Lives, Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica


Precious Vessels, by H. Middleton

The Physical Side of Being Spiritual, by Fr. Peter Gillquist

Reading Scripture with the Church Fathers, by Christopher Hall

Remember Thy First Love (Revelation 2:4-5): The Three Stages of the Spiritual Life in the Theology of Elder Sophrony, by Archimandrite Zacharias

Return: Repentance and Confession, by Archimandrite Nektarios Antonopoulos

St. Silouan the Athonite, by Archimandrite Sophrony

Salt of the Earth, St. Paul Florensky


The Sayings of the Desert Fathers, translated by Benedicta Ward

The Scent of Holiness, by Constantina Palmer


Sola Scriptura, by Fr. John Whiteford

The Spiritual Life, by St. Theophan the Recluse

The Struggle for Virtue, 
Archbishop Averky (Taushev)

Thirsting For God in a Land of Shallow Wells, by Matthew Gallatin

Unseen Warfare, edited by Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain

The Way - What Every Protestant Should Know About the Orthodox Church, by Clark Carlton

The Way of the Pilgrim, translated by Helen Bacovin  

Way of the Ascetics, by Tito Colliander

Wounded by Love: The Life and Wisdom of Elder Porphyrios, by Elder Porphyrios




Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Home
  • Our Church
    • Fr. Stephen
    • Who Is St. John the Baptist
    • History of our church
    • Photo Gallery
    • Ministries
  • The Messenger
    • Subscribe to the Messenger
  • Calendar of Events
  • Prayers
    • Prayers in Time of Sickness
    • Lord's Prayer
    • The Nicene Creed
  • Learn About Orthodoxy
    • What On Earth is the Orthodox Church?
    • First Visit to an Orthodox Church
    • Finding the New Testament Church
    • Teachings of the Orthodox Church
    • Timeline of Christianity
    • Which Came First: Church or NT
    • Struggles
    • Humility
    • Facing Up To Mary
    • My Lord and my God
  • An UpWord Glance
    • Lie, Lies, Lies
    • Lord, please move that irritating person out of my life!
    • Jesus is the Abyss of Mercy
    • Slap In The Face
    • Cheating Death
    • Spartans
    • Antichrist
    • The Mouse
    • Sola Scriptura
    • Monument to Self
    • The Golden Rule
    • The Hawk
    • Our Thoughts
    • Living in a Post Christian Era---NOT!
    • Ordination and Being a Servant
    • The Invisible Church
    • Conversion Story from Buddhism to Orthodox Christianity
    • Zion in Babylon: Reflections on Psalm 137
    • Blameless Passions
    • WALKING WITH MY LORD: REFLECTIONS DURING HOLY WEEK >
      • History of Orthodoxy
  • Videos
    • Othodox Christian Prison Ministry
    • Introduction to Orthodoxy
    • Conversion to Orthodoxy Stories
    • Women in Orthodoxy Today
    • Icons
    • Orthodox Sacraments
    • Orthodox Music
    • Orthodoxy- Various Videos
  • Podcasts, Posters, and Books
    • Posters
    • Podcasts >
      • Ancient Faith Radio
      • Orthodox Christian Network (OCN)
    • Books list
  • Donate
  • Contact