Mental Illness, the Holy Fools, and Heroic Virtue

[@orthodoxreactionary6434]

I needed to see this right now. Incredible. I miss Father Aidan, what a wonderful man and priest.

[@divinespark236]

I have horrific mental illnesses but the only way they lead me toward holiness is in the struggle against them and the turn to true sanity which is in Christ. I fail in this too much. I imagine if I were to ever reach anything even near true Holiness than these mental afflictions would go away. Simply because Christ is Truth and Truth destroys delusion which is a non-thing while truth is the only thing. Sanity is very important in the life of a Christian because pretty much all Passions and Sins (at least in modern man) come out of the imagination. By nature, nothing in the imagination can be true because it is quite literally dreams and shadows. This is why I'm personally more than convinced that even the most seemingly eccentric Holy Fools were not mentally ill at all but rather acted in this way for the sake of humility. They were not lying, more or less diverting people's attention from them by any means necessary. However, I'm not a Priest and the fact that I am disagreeing with one in the comment section is beyond horrible.

[@tamjansan1154]

You are right about Saints. Insane ones are those arrogant and ignorant who make fun, not recognize Holly.

[@qxa7878]

You're right. I suffer of PTSD and depression, and this lead me close to Christ and his humility

[@dianecleary1054]

Your in good company . Saint Gabriel Saint Grégory thé Icôn writer

[@Hey-zx3ls]

Why don’t u just read the r philokalia

[@jterrellielli7058]

Thank you, Fr.! God grant you many years!

[@gigig2492]

Thank you, Father Aiden!

[@freddelacroix9002]

"Vai de lume din pricina lucrurilor care provoacă păcatul! Asemenea lucruri trebuie să vină, dar vai de cel prin care vin!" Asta e din Evanghelia după Matei. Aceasta este o biserică minunată!

[@renafielding945]

God allowed my adversity to make me pray. Oh Father! I am so happy to discover your church. Where s Stafford? I was brought into Orthodoxy at St Herman of Alaska Orthodox Church in Shillington PA more than thirty years ago and was “sent into exile” in this Baptists Virginia, but by God’s mercy I have found St Innocent of Alaska Orthodox Church in Salem Virginia and have been here for years now. Glory to God!

[@SomeStuff9]

this was amazing

[@TheDroc1990]

We would like to hear more from Fr Aiden. Thank you!

[@philotheasbliss]

St Dymphna is my patron Saint! I was confirmed Dymphna ❤

[@dorinmicu7511]

Thank you a lot Father and God bless!

[@rigavitch]

Thank you father

[@jerome6193]

This is wisdom indeed.

[@ishomehome]

❤ another random KZbin search. Stephen.

[@slimsmcgill]

Was this just an impromptu chat? If so, it was great.

[@Sainthermanofalaskastaffordva]

It was. Glory to God! We plan on releasing at least one other topic from Fr. Aiden’s Q&A last night.

[@oscarnelson819]

@@Sainthermanofalaskastaffordva Please put up more talks by Fr. Aiden please. These were great. Thank you

[@jeff8600]

Hey .. can somebody explain pls dat this kind of chain design on this monk symblify anything ?

[@goatsandroses4258]

This is another way Orthodox look at things SO differently than do Protestants. A devout protestant feels that he has to put on a good face and "act right" so that the name of Christ is not blasphemed. An Orthodox Saint doesn't worry about Christ's name being blasphemed by the Saint's strange behavior, as long as the Saint stays humble.

[@janog.5170]

This joke of a god never a single time helped mentally ill person, i know this by myself. 5 years ago i wouldn't even think about speaking like that about God, but everyone got some mental endurance and mine is long ago exhausted. 15 years of being bullied, abused and having my whole organism ill, with worse part being mental state, suffering everyday. I prayed countless times with humility , it didn't work. Your god is an elephant dung, he will never help some people regardless if they are good or bad. He ruined milions of lifes of compassionate people, i knew few situations like that in which peole died, and i am worried i am the next. I am done with this god, and the road he is guiding me, from one harmful situaton to another. If u must worship this absolute toxic garbage so be it - but i know truth about who he truly is. Maybe you had too easy life to understand suffering of some people.