When it comes to the work of Archimandrite Raphael (Karelin), the word “writer” in relation to him seems increasingly appropriate. And not only because in recent years a whole series of his books, the circulation of which testifies to their demand both by believers and by people only on the path to faith. No, the very form of presentation of thoughts, the literary style force us to call it that way. Father Raphael’s last book, “The Ability to Die, or the Art of Living,” which has already gone through several reprints, was original and extremely meaningful. < p>And here is a new work by our author, new for him not only in content, but also in form: this is a conversation between a confessor and his wards or with visitors. Let’s make a reservation right away: both the confessor and his visitors are persons not fictional, but real. The confessor is Father Raphael himself, the visitors are people with whom he spoke about various aspects of their spiritual life. Source: Contents: Dialogues with an old noblewomanPart 1Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5Part 6Part 7Part 8Part 9Part 10Part 11Part 13Part 14Part 15Part 16Part 17Part 18 Ten years later Part 1 Part 2 Is Hatha Yoga Compatible with Christianity An Intellectual Who Fights God Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 “Wobble” novice Overly zealous parishioner Notes