Pemptousia
From the beginning
Saint Isaac the Syrian
1 February 2018
Fasting is a commandment that was given for human nature to observe from ...
You’re giving him the chance
Saint Luke the Physician, Archbishop of the Crimea
31 January 2018
Don’t be sad, don’t grieve more than you should, because then you’re givi...
Basil the Great Writes to Saint Gregory the Theologian – 2
Archimandrite Symeon Krayiopoulos †
31 January 2018
It should be noted here that the Niptic Fathers, among whom were Saint Greg...
What love wants
Abbess Theosemni, the Holy Monastery of Chrysopiyi, Hania, Crete
30 January 2018
We have to respect other people, whether they make mistakes or not. We sh...
The Idolization of the Self
Metropolitan Ieronymos of Larisa and Tyrnavos
30 January 2018
It’s an oft-repeated refrain that, over the last centuries, people have bee...
Greek Orthodox Education: The Need for an Earnest Introspection
Archbishop of Canada Sotirios
30 January 2018
Our history here in Canada spans over a century. We left our homeland, carr...
Basil the Great Writes to Saint Gregory the Theologian – 1
Archimandrite Symeon Krayiopoulos †
30 January 2018
Saint Basil the Great was the founder and organizer of coenobitic monastici...
You wipe it clean
Abba Pimen
29 January 2018
People need humility and the fear of God more than they need to breathe. ...
The Sickness that Is Arrogance
Varnavas, Metropolitan of Neapolis and Stavroupolis
29 January 2018
In its desire to prepare us for the great and bright battle of the virtues,...
We use iodine
Elder Amvrosios Lazaris
28 January 2018
We forgive people, we don’t quarrel with them. We don’t annihilate people...