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That’s when they grow
Elder Efraim Vatopaidinos
5 November 2021
When the powers of the soul, that is the appetitive, the spirited and the rational don’t work naturally, but in an unnatural manner, that’s when the corresponding passions grow. Purification from ... 
On Depression and Negative Thoughts
Saint Theophan the Recluse
4 November 2021
You’re still worried. Tell me, why is that so? ‘Everything’s going well externally’; you’ve re-examined and sorted everything internal; you’ve taken your decision. So where are these worries coming fr...
How we praise him
Saint Porfyrios Kavsolkalyvitis
4 November 2021
We glorify God in body and soul first when we remember that we’ve been sanctified by him and united to him. And again when we unite our will with that of God, so that we always execute his good, p...
At the heart of the Divine Liturgy lies the Great Mystery of the Holy Eucharist
Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios †
3 November 2021
In the previous sermon, we established that the believer is united with the resurrected Body of Christ by partaking of the Holy Body and Blood of the Lord in the Divine Eucharist. By this the words of...
Curiosity and Confusion
Fr. Andreas Agathokleous
3 November 2021
It’s not unknown for young people not to have anything to do with Church activities (services, fasts and sacraments), yet they continue to be curious, to wonder, to enjoy talking about God and what em...
You can’t please everybody
Hieromonk Chrysostomos Stavronikitianos
3 November 2021
We should do what we think is right and what our conscience dictates, being careful not to scandalize anyone. But if anyone is scandalized by this, that’s not our responsibility. We can’t please e...
If God isn’t Love, He doesn’t Exist
Fr. Andreas Agathokleous
2 November 2021
The notion that God loves only his own ‘good children’, who rigorously apply his will, and rejects the prodigals and the sinners is very widespread, not only among non-Christians but also among quite ...
Saint Silouan the Athonite
Saint Silouan the Athonite
2 November 2021
The Lord is known through the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Spirit fills our whole being: soul, mind and body. This is how God is known, in heaven and on earth.
Saint Silouan the Athonite...
How to Resist Evil
Saint Paisios the Athonite
1 November 2021
‘Elder, sometimes temptations come one on top of the other and I can’t resist’.
‘The only way to avoid temptations is to make a pact with the devil. Why are you laughing? You don’t like that solution...
Love your neighbor and gain Paradise
Hierodeacon Rafael Misiaoulis, Theologian
1 November 2021
Through the simplicity and clarity of his parables, the Lord reveals an astonishing reality. He shows us the love of God and the tragic state of people who are suffering from pride. The parable init...
