Search Results for: ""

The Boundaries between Orthodoxy and Heresy – Saint Gregory Palamas (1) George Mantzarides, Professor Emeritus of the Theological School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 24 March 2021 On the first Sunday of the Fast of Great Lent, the Church celebrates the triumph of Orthodoxy over the heresies. The specific historical event which was the basis and starting-point for this celebrati...
They’re far from Him Saint Silouan the Athonite 24 March 2021 The humble soul is deeply at rest, whereas the proud one is its own torment. Proud people don’t know God’s love and are far from Him. They’re proud that they’re rich, or scholarly or famous, but t...
Hail, Scent of Christ’s Fragrance 23 March 2021 Every Friday during Great Lent, crowds of the faithful flock to churches to honor the Mother of God, to sing ‘Hail’ to the ‘sweetly-smelling incense’, the ‘precious myrrh’, Our Lady. Orthodox churches...
They’re ingenuous Abbess Gavriïlia 23 March 2021 People who live in the past are like the dead. Those who live in the future are naïve, because the future is God’s business. The joy of Christ is to be found only in the present. In God’s eternal ...
2nd e-Meeting from Mount Athos with Elder Ephraim and English Speaking Byzantine Chanters 22 March 2021 Dear friends, You are invited to participate in the 2nd e-Meeting from Mount Athos with Elder Ephraim and English Speaking Byzantine Chanters, which will take place Monday, March 22, 2021, 07:3...
The iconostas of the faith Archimandrite Varnavas Lambropoulos 22 March 2021 Today is the Sunday of Orthodoxy, and, during the procession with the holy icons, we commemorate those who affirmed the Orthodox faith not only through their teachings but also through their struggles...
Online Theological Conference: The Message of Orthodoxy to Modern People 22 March 2021 Theological Online Conference Sunday 21 March, 7 p.m. Athens Time (13:00 Eastern) with the participation of His All-Holiness Bartholomew, the Ecumenical Patriarch On the occasion of the feast of...
Our surgeons Saint John of Kronstadt 22 March 2021 We often become annoyed with direct and sincere people because they openly reveal our weaknesses. But we should honor and thank them. They’re like surgeons who, with their sharp words, cut away th...
They’ll never stop attacking Elder Efraim Vatopaidinos 22 March 2021 A lot of care needs to be taken in the preservation of the institution of marriage. People shouldn’t pay attention to calumny, which gives rise to misunderstandings. We especially recommend that t...
The farthest extent of docility and anger. Saint John of the Ladder 21 March 2021 If the extreme of the most perfect meekness is to treat with inner serenity and love someone who’s provoking you when they’re standing in front of you, then certainly the extreme of anger is to us...
Content