Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi (+2009)
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...

The two poles of the spiritual life (Memory of Saint John the Charitable)
Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi
12 November 2019
Today our Church celebrates the memory of Saint John the Charitable , Patri...

What is the forefathers’ sin and what are its consequences?
Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi
15 October 2019
It is the sin which our forefathers’ committed in the Garden of Eden where ...

Why Did God not prevent Adam’s fall, since He had foreseen it?
Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi
1 October 2019
Had He prevented it, He would have interfered and would have abolished man’...

On Perspicacity
Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi
28 September 2019
Perspicacity is the healthy and unerring assessment of concepts and things ...

What was the reason for man’s fall?
Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi
25 September 2019
The fall was the result of the inexperience and carelessness of God-created...

Why did God give the command to the forefathers?
Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi
27 August 2019
God did not give the command to the forefathers to abolish the freedom from...
