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People who are aware
Saint Isaac the Syrian
10 July 2023
People who are aware of their sinfulness are far in advance of those who raise the dead through their prayers. Those who sigh for an hour over their soul are far in advance of those who benefit th...
Sermon on the Apostolic reading for the 5th Sunday of Matthew (Romans 10: 1-10)
Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios †
9 July 2023
In our reading from the Letter to the Romans, St. Paul lays before us two basic truths, which are of particular interest for us today. The first, is that we should desire and seek the salvation of our...
Miracle and Cure (5th Sunday of Matthew)
Georgios Patronos, Emeritus Professor of Theology, University of Athens
9 July 2023
The Gospel reading for the day refers to the miracle of the man possessed who was cured by Christ. The event attracted the attention of three Evangelists, Matthew, Mark and Luke, doubtless because of ...
You won’t need them
Elder Cleopa Ilie
9 July 2023
If you look at yourself really carefully, you won’t need created things in order to find God the Creator. Within yourself, you’ll see a minor masterpiece and you’ll discover the great wisdom of yo...
The demonstration will lead you
Saint John Chrysostom
8 July 2023
The holy Fathers determined that, immediately after Christ’s cross and resurrection, the ‘Acts’ which describe the miracles of the Apostles should be read, as the best confirmation of the resurrec...
Answers on evolution
Metropolitan Nikolaos (Hatzinikolaou) of Mesogaia and Lavreotiki
7 July 2023
INTERVIEW
Q. As a person who believes in God, how would it strike you to know that someone would like to engage in modern research, particularly something which doubts God, such as genetic engineerin...
You’ll be richly rewarded
Elder Amvrosios Lazaris
7 July 2023
Pray every day and, beyond the other prayers, say: ‘Preserve me, Lord from the wickedness of other people’. You’ll see the Lord in your soul, you’ll kneel before him and say: ‘Lord, help me and sa...
He’ll shout for you
Saint Dimitri of Rostov
6 July 2023
Don’t reveal your deeds, so that you don’t receive your reward here on earth from those who praise you. Hide them way in silence, let God alone know them and he’ll reward you in heaven. If you kee...
An abundance of love
Elder Moisis the Athonite †
5 July 2023
Sanctity is never a passing fancy or tendency, nor what we call intense religiosity. It’s not a partial or fragmentary capacity that people may have. It’s an abundance of love for God, a faith and...
The month of July
Dionysios Simopoulos
4 July 2023
Strange though it may seem, on July 4 the earth will be at the farthest point away from the sun in its orbit, its aphelion. This is not really surprising, however, since our distance from the sun has ...





