Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi (+2009)
Sunday of Pentecost
Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi
20 June 2021
After fifty days from our Lord's glorious Resurrection our Holy Orthodox Ch... 
Why did God create the universe and man?
Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi
7 February 2021
God’s love, which is one of His God-like attributes, is also the reason for...
The presence of an inexpressible mystery
Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi
4 February 2021
Any serious observer of the creation of the world, no matter from which sid...
Ηumans: after God, the most mysterious and enigmatic beings!
Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi
23 January 2021
There’s no doubt that, after God, humans are the most mysterious and enig...
Christianity and Humanism
Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi
22 January 2021
This brief study aims at a short review and analysis of today’s culture, th...
Own will and obedience (On the feast day of St Euthymios)
Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi
20 January 2021
Reading about the lives and deeds of two great Fathers, St Pachomios and ...
What are the pleasures? Which are blameworthy and which are innocent?
Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi
22 July 2020
‘Pleasures’ are those things which ‘give pleasure’ ηδονή) and sweeten our l...
What is goodness and evil and when do they operate?
Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi
20 July 2020
Goodness is the Lord Himself, whatever originates from Him and all that sur...
Legitimate Exercise
Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi
18 July 2020
Whatever movement you make, starting with its conception and following thro...
No, son. Where did you get that from?
Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi
17 July 2020
(Discussion with Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos)
Question: Why can’t we follow t...
