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Moralism Saint Porfyrios Kavsolkalyvitis 16 September 2021 Within us there’s part of the soul that’s called ‘moralist’. When this moralist part of us sees someone going astray, it bridles, even though we ourselves have often done precisely the same. We do...
A camera lens Dimitrios Panagopoulos, preacher 15 September 2021 Death is a camera lens, and, depending on the state in which it’ll immortalize you, you’ll have the concomitant fate after death. If death finds you in repentance, you’ll be saved; if not, you’ll ...
The ‘Crucifixion’ of our Passions Metropolitan Agathangelos of Fanari 14 September 2021 At the sacrament of the bloodless sacrifice, we interact with the Cross of the Savior, since the Cross is the glory of Christ and the glory of the Church. But the Lord says that those who wish to foll...
The Sign of the Cross in the Old Testament Theodore Rokas 14 September 2021 In his first epistle to the Corinthians, Saint Paul remarks that the ‘Jews demand a sign’ (1 Cor. 1, 22), that is, they sought a supernatural sign such as the resurrection of the dead or the cure of a...
It downgrades Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos 14 September 2021 The most effective means of illumining the mind and the best generator of prayer is to keep vigil. The numbing effect of sleepiness immediately lowers the clarity of the mind. It reduces the intel...
Elevation of the Cross Theodore Rokas 14 September 2021 In his first Epistle to the Corinthians, Saint Paul says that ‘the Jews seek a sign’ (1, 22). That is that they wanted a supernatural sign, such as the resurrection of the dead or cure of demoniacs, w...
The Elevation of the Precious Cross Fr. Gennadios Manolis, Theologian 14 September 2021 The Lord’s Precious Cross is the supreme symbol of sacrifice and sanctification for the Church of Christ, Who was crucified and then rose, because the Cross, together with the Resurrection, are the tw...
On Loneliness and Real Communication Saint Nicholas Velimirovich 13 September 2021 Don’t be afraid to be alone. People are alone if they don’t know God, even if they have dealings with a large number of other people. Even in a densely-populated society, people like this would say- a...
Our Means of Salvation Metropolitan Ieronymos of Larisa and Tyrnavos 13 September 2021 As we prepare to celebrate the great feast of the Universal Elevation of the Precious and Life-Giving Cross, which, according to the liturgical tradition of the Church is comparable to Holy and Great ...
More or less impossible Saint Makarios of Optina 13 September 2021 Having faith in God doesn’t mean only that we believe in him as our Creator. It also means that we recognize his unfailing providence and concern for our good, even in the most insignificant facet...
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