Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi (+2009)
Observing thoughts and guarding the senses. On the feast of Saint Sabbas the Sanctified
Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos
27 September 2016
One of the great spiritual figures of monasticism, St Sabbas, is... 
What are the characteristic attributes and the powers of human soul?
Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos
22 September 2016
According to the Scriptures, the most significant trait of the human soul i...
How did man used to live in Paradise?
Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos
22 August 2016
Paradise was a divine place, a fitting abode for man, who has been created ...
Be perfect as your Father in heaven is perfect (Matt. 5,48)
10 July 2016
So it’s natural for people, who’ve been made in the image of God, to des...
A living testimony
Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos
2 August 2015
We have spoken earlier about the cause of all evil. We are not hesitating...
The 40 Martyrs of Sebaste: Confession through martyrdom
Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos
9 March 2015
A troparion of the liturgical Service in honour of the Forty Martyrs says...
The story of Elder Iosif’s smile from eternity
25 September 2014
Dear Mr. Papanikolaou,
Shortly after the interment of Elder Iosif, you pub...
On Humility
Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos
16 April 2013
We’ve passed the midway point of Great Lent, this competitive arena, and no...
Practical outline
Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos
9 January 2012
When one is called upon by the Lord to get to know Him, the first thing o...
Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi intervenes through the radio waves!
7 January 2012
The following incident refers to a friendly family of mine, and it took pla...
