Articles
The Holy Martyrs Sergius and Bacchus
Saint Nicholas Velimirovich
7 October 2013
These bold and holy martyrs of the Christian faith were, at one time, offic...
Cremation versus the Orthodox Practice of Burial
Abbot Tryphon
5 October 2013
The first time I ever attended a funeral service where cremation of the bod...
Three Browncoat Meditations
Fr. Lawrence R. Farley
2 October 2013
Under my black cassock, I am wearing a brown coat. Not literally, of cours...
Encomium on the Conception of John the Baptist (part 3)
Saint Sophronios of Jerusalem
27 September 2013
And so John was begotten in the womb of his holy mother, who was endowed wi...
Encomium on the Conception of John the Baptist (part 2)
Saint Sophronios of Jerusalem
25 September 2013
This venerable elder and priest not only believed in the Law, but taught i...
Charitable Works Abolish Death!
Saint John Chrysostom
24 September 2013
Their power is so great that they not only cleanse sins but even do away wi...
Encomium on the Conception of John the Baptist (part 1)
23 September 2013
Let us talk of the wonderful conception of the Honourable Forerunner- since...
On the Precious and Life-Giving Cross – 2
Saint Joseph the Confessor
21 September 2013
g) Hail, Cross, the dwelling-place and residence of monastics; you who elev...
Saint Anastasios the Weaver from Peristerona, Cyprus
18 September 2013
Leontios Makhairas, the 15th century chronicler, reports that Saint Anastas...
Martyr Sophia and her 3 Daughters: Faith, Hope and Love
Georgios Papademetropoulos
17 September 2013
The holy martyr Sophia and her three daughters, Elpis (Faith), Pistis (Hope...


