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👇 Free Course for Parents: The First Smartphone Decision → https://go.gadflyacademy.com/waitlist... If you can, please help his monastery build their new church: https://www.holycross.org/pages/its-s... 📙 FREE eBOOK on the wisdom of modern Orthodox elders: https://sleek.bio/protectingveil 📋 Download "The How Did We Get Here? Reading List": https://sleek.bio/gadflyacademy 🐰 Gadfly Academy/You Are Not A Machine New channel! Cultural criticism from an Orthodox Christian perspective: / @gadflyacademy This is from my last interview with +Abbot Seraphim (Schema-Archimandrite Panteleimon) (Voepel) of blessed memory, of Holy Cross Monastery in West Virginia. What does it take to become a monk? In this video, +Abbot Seraphim walks through his monastery's process of Orthodox monastic formation—from first visits to the monastery, candidacy, novitiate, and eventually full vows. How do young men discern their calling? What challenges do they face? How does spiritual fatherhood and community life bring healing and transformation? Whether you’re simply curious about Orthodox Christianity, monastic life, or the path of spiritual growth, +Abbot Seraphim's words offer a rare inside look at the journey to becoming a monk. 🔔 SUBSCRIBE and hit the bell to get notifications of new videos! 🖇️ LET'S CONNECT! Facebook: / protectingveil Twitter: / protectingveil Instagram: / protectingveil Website: http://protectingveil.com #orthodoxy #easternorthodoxy #orthodoxchurch #easternorthodox #orthodoxchristian #orthodoxchristianity #MonasticLife #SpiritualGrowth #BecomingAMonk
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