Alexander Press publishes and distributes — in English, French, and Greek — its own titles and those from many exceptional Orthodox publishers. Special emphasis is given to Orthodox theology, iconography, spirituality, Mount Athos, as well as Greek history, modern Greek literature and Greek popular tradition, along with materials that reflect the “Inner Greece” — the soul of Greece, the Romiosini, of yesterday and today.

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Matushka Juliana Schmemann

The beloved wife of the late Father Alexander Schmemann, Matushka offers a fresh perspective concerning the role of women in the Church and, more germane, in the context of our modern world. Her words are like a flowing river that, through its passage, rejuvenates all — the land, the people, life, the spiritual garden. As with Matushka’s first, inspiring, book, My Journey With Father Alexander, her words offer a simple, clear, mature affirmation and witness of a life worth living, with Him, in Him, by Him and into His service.
The book has been enriched by the beautiful illustrations of Anna Dumoulin-Tregubov, an accomplished young iconographer and artist from New Hampshire.

Nikolaos (Hatzinikolaou), Metropolitan of Mesogaia and Lavreotiki

By inspiring us to act, words can be paths that lead us towards the “other discourse”, the ethos of the eighth day, the beauty that will save the world . . . Such are Metropolitan Nikolaos’s words (his previous book in English, Mount Athos, the Highest Place on Earth, was greeted as a “spiritual gem . . . of eternal value”). Metropolitan Nikolaos’s insights have substance and wisdom. He deals in an accessible manner with questions that weigh down our human souls. His pastoral counsel is considerate and discerning, focused on the moment, all-the-while with an eye on the path up The Mountain. They are words for our time.

My Journey with Father Alexander
(Second edition)

Matushka Juliana Schmemann

“What happiness it all has been!”

Matushka Juliana Schmemann’s account of her journey with Father Schmemann has been so welcomed that a second edition has been published. Matushka Schmemann offers us a beautiful account of her life’s journey with Father Alexander, from Talinn in Estonia and Baden-Baden in Germany, to Paris, New York and Lac Labelle in Quebec.

“What a privilege to follow their great journey, to once again give thanks to God, who planted such beautiful flowers in His garden for all of us to cherish …”

Irene Rodak-Rydelek

Saint Genevieve, Patroness of Paris, a woman whose example fifteen centuries ago is still able to freshly inspire us, is one of the Saints of the West, canonized before the Great Schism in 1054, from whom the Orthodox today can draw strength through prayer and veneration. Living in an uncertain time, a time of barbarians, of collapse, of hunger and misery, of wars and rumors of wars, St. Genevieve is revealed as a woman of prayer and ascetic discipline whose spiritual strength gave strength and courage to men. It brought deliverance to the City of Paris when it was threatened with death, starvation and destruction. Her words to the people of Paris: “Have faith in God – He will not abandon us – if we fast and pray and keep our faith; trust in Him,” offer hope for us today.

All Saints of Alaska Orthodox Church (Victoria, BC)

This beautifully designed Orthodox prayer book reflects the devotionwith which it was prepared. A unique treasure, a joy to use, and it will be constantly used. Contents include: Morning Prayers, Evening Prayers, Prayers for Various Occasions, The Holy Scriptures – daily reading plan, Hymns for the Weekly Cycle, Hymns for the Festal Cycle, Preparation for Holy Confession, Preparation for Holy Communion, Thanksgiving for Holy Communion, Service for one absent on the Lord’s Day, Supplication to the Holy Theotokos, Akathist to the Sweetest Lord Jesus, Akathist to the Most Holy Theotokos, Akathist: Glory to God for all things, The Holy Fathers on Prayer (100 pages of quotes), Intercessions (blank pages for noting living or departed).

"Rejoice evermore, pray without ceasing."

Blessed Elder Paisios of Mount Athos

Deeply grounded in the wisdom of the ancient Holy Fathers, Elder Paisios passes on this patristic wisdom to us in a manner that is down-to-earth and accessible. His words of teaching powerfully touch the heart, kindling in it the same divine love that abundantly filled the Elder.

In this volume, he deals with the theme of constant vigilance and readiness, preparing us for difficult situations and conditions of life: “The Responsibility of Love,” refering to the sense of indifference and irresponsibility prevailing in our time; “Struggle and Devoutness,” awakening the zeal for spiritual work without confining us to a particular struggle; “Spiritual Bravery,” refering to the short occupation of Satan, which will give Christians the opportunity to witness to Christ again; “Dependence upon Heaven,” addressing divine providence, faith, trust in God and divine assistance, guiding us toward the source from which we can draw the strength to confront any adversity; “Spiritual Weapons,” focusing on the need for and the power of heartfelt prayer, a mighty weapon in combating the ever-increasing evil around us.

Archimandrite Aimilianos of Simonopetra

The Way of the Spirit is a collection of twelve spiritual talks about the Spirit expressing Elder Aimilianos' personal experience of God, “which was always real, living and dynamic”. From 1974 until his reitrement in 2000, he was the abbot of the Sacred Monastery of Simonopetra on Mt Athos. “This book is an offering to our brothers and sisters throughout the world, for love does not seek its own, but desires communion with others, teaching us to sing in other tongues. We cannot say we have no need of you, for without you, our joy will not be complete (1 Cor 13.5, 12.21) … Read this book in a spirit of peace, with no anxiety about understanding new concepts or learning this under pressure. Let your reading and attention be unforced, a form of prayer … listen for the world of God, and enter into communion with Him. How sweet is the voice of our Beloved! The winter is past, flowers appear on the earth, the time of singing has come (Song 2.10-12).
— from the preface by Archimandrite Elisaios, Abbot of the Sacred Monastery of Simonopetra, Mt. Athos

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“Α fresh vision of theology, Church, and the world” coming from the revival and renewal of monasticism on the Holy Mountain, led by Archimandrite Vasileios, Abbot of Iveron Monastery. Ηis message, while original, was yet genuinely traditional: “a word of life not for Athos only, but for the Christian world as a whole”.

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A three-volume box-set in English.

An anthology of the most significant Orthodox theological writing from Synaxis, the major Orthodox theological journal of Greece, from 1982 to 2002.

Volume I: Anthropology • Environment • Creation
Volume II: Icon and Person
Volume III: Ecclesiology & Pastoral Care

Alexander Press : 2006; a boxed set of over 700 pages in 3 soft-cover volumes,
ISBN: 1-896800-64-5
$100.00 / €70.00

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