Contemporary Elders
Visions of Geronda Joseph (Miracles of Saint Joseph the Hesychast)
Elder Ephraim in Arizona †
27 March 2020
Gero-Arsenios was always agreeable and gave out blessings very easily. One ... 
Papa-Fotis, the Fool for Christ: in his Vestments in a House of Ill Repute!
14 January 2020
One evening, Papa-Fotis visited one of the houses in town where he sometime...
‘My child, wake up and don’t waste your time on stupid things!’
Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos
18 September 2019
I received your short letter and I share your pain. I brought to mind the i...
‘60 Years from the Demise of Elder Iosif the Hesychast’
Dr. Nikolaos Koios, Member of the Editorial Board, Pemptousia, Associate Professor of the University Ecclesiastical Academy of Thessaloniki
20 August 2019
The twentieth century brought seismic changes to social, economic, scientif...
Elder Nektarios Marmarinos
24 July 2019
On the occasion of the demise of the late Elder Nektarios Marmarinos, Pempt...
How does the Holy Trinity create a person?
Dr. Nikolaos Koios, Content Coach of Pemptousia
7 July 2019
It’s been noted by theological scholarship on more than one occasion that, ...
Contemporary Virtuous Romanians – Father Gheorghe Calciu
21 November 2018
Father Gheorghe Calciu (November 23, 1925 – November 21, 2006)
I spoke of ...
Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos, a Man of Abounding Paternal Love (4)
Archimandrite Chrysostomos Papadakis of the Ecumenical Throne
10 May 2018
4. The slanders
We have left to the end any reference to his cross. At v...
Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos, a Man of Abounding Paternal Love (3)
Archimandrite Chrysostomos Papadakis of the Ecumenical Throne
9 May 2018
2. His zeal
The Elder was a phenomenon as regards his conscious zeal, as...
Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos, a Man of Abounding Paternal Love (2)
Archimandrite Chrysostomos Papadakis of the Ecumenical Throne
8 May 2018
1. The call through a divine vision
In his fifteenth year, while he was ...
