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Over time Abba Dorotheos 29 July 2021 A single word we say or a single thought we think doesn’t matter much. Yes, but a thought then brings on another one, a word brings on another one, one concession brings on another one and gradual...

Faith in Christ is a Matter of the Heart Protopresbyter Georgios Dorbarakis 28 July 2021 Faith in Christ is firstly a matter of the heart and then of reason. The Lord didn’t say ‘Keep my commandments if you understand me’, but ‘if you love me’, which means that we can understand him only ...

Epistle to Diognetus 28 July 2021 In the first part of the Epistle, the author writes in such a way as to attract the attention of an educated, pagan Greek. He then moves on to present two of the most important pillars of Christian ...

Blessed Irene οf Chryssovalantou Monastery – 28 July 28 July 2021 Blessed Irene was born in Cappadocia, into the bosom of a rich and noble family, after the death of the iconoclast emperor Theofilos (842). When Theodora became regent, she searched the empire for a...

Not our own will Saint Nectarios of Pentapolis 28 July 2021 We’re brought to perfection by the Lord who comes and dwells within us when we keep his commandments. And one of his first commandments is that God’s will be done in our life, not our own. And sho...

The Guilt of the Modern Era Metropolitan Nikolaos (Hatzinikolaou) of Mesogaia and Lavreotiki 27 July 2021 To our unnatural and ‘illogical’ logic, it appears that each person does not bear full responsibility individually. The main weight lies with the all-powerful nature of the prevailing, impersonal so...

What we should pass on 27 July 2021 We should have goodness and love in our soul. That’s what we should transmit. We should be careful not to become disgruntled when others do us harm, but should just pray for them with love. Whatev...

The Tattoo on our Being Fr. Andreas Agathokleous 26 July 2021 A certain monk confessed to Abba Pimen: ‘My body’s grown weak but my passions haven’t’. The wise elder replied: ‘The passions are thorn-pricks’ (Sayings of the Elders) The Sayings of the Elders...

A Thorny Hug Protopresbyter Georgios Dorbarakis 26 July 2021 The Christian life is to be judged entirely on our attitude to other people. The welcome we give others, how we find room for them, is indicative, or otherwise, of our good apprenticeship. Because, ac...

When you benefit Saint Ephraim Katounakiotis 26 July 2021 When you keep company with spiritual people, that’s when you receive spiritual benefits. Elder Efraim Katounakiotis...

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