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We’re all one
Saint John of Kronstadt
8 February 2022
We’re all one and should love one another as we do ourselves. When, out of selfishness, we’re tight-fisted about giving to others, or when we’re troubled by giving alms, we should know that such s... 
Idolization or Christianization?
Nikolaos Leventis
7 February 2022
In recent years a variety of idolatrous trends have appeared on the international stage. Usually called ‘paganism’ it means an approach to the worship of idols, that is the products created by humanki...
St. Julian of Homs (Feast day: February 6)
Fr. Bassam Nassif, Associate Professor of Pastoral Theology, University of Balamand
7 February 2022
Martyrdom, Pain, and Love
In our modern culture of indulgence, pleasure, and comfort, many Christians tend to complain about sickness, suffering, and pain. As humans, we normally tend to pursue pleas...
On the Canaanite Woman
Archbishop Christodoulos (Paraskevaïdis) of Athens (1998-2008, †)
7 February 2022
The Gospel for the day refers to a woman who is a Canaanite. You heard her crying out to the Lord, following along behind him, begging him and receiving no answer. His disciples couldn’t understand wh...
With all their strength
Elder Efraim Vatopaidinos
7 February 2022
Even in their everyday dealings, people strive with might and main to achieve perfection. This is evidence of the potential God has given us to reach our own perfection and completion as psychosom...
The Faith of the Canaanite Woman (Matth. 15, 21-28)
Georgios Patronos, Emeritus Professor of Theology, University of Athens
6 February 2022
The Canaanite woman represents the pagan, idolatrous world. She was considered by traditional Jews to be not merely a foreigner but also an infidel. So the woman, and the whole of the people she repre...
When necessary
Saint Diadokhos of Fotiki
6 February 2022
When the doors of the baths are opened, the warmth is expelled, and exactly the same thing happens with the soul when it wants to discuss things with lots of people, on a variety of subjects, at r...
They should find rest
Saint Amfilokhios Makris
5 February 2022
We must be people of grace and those who come to us should fell at ease. We should see all of them as our superiors, no matter what weaknesses they may have. We shouldn’t behave harshly, but shoul...
The Reception of Christ: A Sign to be Spoken Against
Metropolitan Ierotheos of Nafpaktos and Ayios Vlasios
4 February 2022
‘Behold, this child is set for the fall and resurrection of many in Israel, and for a sign that is spoken against’ (Luke 2, 34).
This prophecy was made during the lifetime of Christ, but continues to...
A spark of goodness
Saint John of Kronstadt
4 February 2022
You should seek a spark of goodness in even the most cantankerous of people. Speak gladly and with kindness about their good intentions. There’s nobody who doesn’t have a seed of goodness within t...
