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What exactly was the return of the Prodigal Son? (2) Saint Nikodimos the Athonite 2 March 2021 So come to your senses in this way, because there’s no other way to do so. Get up and take this bold decision, saying to yourself: ‘I’ll arise and go to my father’ (Luke 15, 18). Get up out of this ...
What exactly was the return of the Prodigal Son? (1) Saint Nikodimos the Athonite 1 March 2021 Think about the return of the prodigal son to his father’s house and the reasons behind it, which were three in number. The first was that he reflected sincerely on the wretchedness of his situation; ...
2nd Digital Fellowship with Elder Ephraim, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Vatopedi Mount Athos and the Orthodox Christian Network OCN 25 February 2021 Dear friends You are invited to participate in the "2nd Digital Fellowship with Elder Ephraim, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Vatopedi Mount Athos and the Orthodox Christian Network OCN", which...
Stable and sure Saint Gregory the Theologian 25 February 2021 Coercion isn’t conducive to stability, as can easily be seen if you try to hold back streams of water or restrict plants by force. But what we accept of our own free will is more stable and sure. ...
Saint Seraphim Romantsov of the Monastery of Glinsk Saint Seraphim Romanchov of the Monastery of Glinsk 24 February 2021 Don’t judge and condemn anyone, or you’ll be condemned yourself. Don’t investigate extraneous thoughts and issues, scandals and gossip. Just let them go. The devil, our enemy, tries to sow them wi...
A light to bring revelation to the Gentiles Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios † 23 February 2021 Righteous Symeon, while holding the Infant Christ, concluded his praise to God with a prophecy:  "my eyes have seen Your salvation which You have prepared before the face of all peoples, a light to ...
A downward spiral Elder Moses of the Holy Mount Athos 23 February 2021 If money is come by suddenly, without effort, then it affects minds, relationships and actions. Life is viewed and treated differently and moves in a downward spiral. Elder Moisis the Athonite...
From Darkness to the Light. The Sunday of the Blind Man Archimandrite Peter, Abbot of Monastery of St John the Baptist, Essex UK 22 February 2021 Salvation is not the fulfilment of the law. Even miracles cannot guarantee that we shall see the Day of the Lord. It is not miracles that save us. what saves us is our personal relationship with Chris...
Self-Sufficiency and Humility Ioannis Karavidopoulos, Professor Emeritus of New Testament Hermeneutics, A. U. Th. 22 February 2021 Today’s Gospel reading presents us with two typical kinds of people: a Pharisee and a publican, both of whom are praying in the temple. They are the exact opposites of the society of the time. One was...
Until the next difficulty Dimitrios Panagopoulos, preacher 22 February 2021 When things aren’t going well, we’re on our knees  and asking the Lord’s help. Once everything’s cleared up, we forget Christ and remember him only in our next difficulty. Dimitrios Panagopoulo...
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