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A Little Light and the Darkness will become Heaven
Protopresbyter Themistoklis Mourtzanos
12 January 2021
Our secularized age aims at involving us in the pleasures of consumerism. It has even turned religion into a consumer item. This is why the latter has been restricted in its functions to customs, symb... 
The Marriage of Love and Hate
Fr. Stephen Freeman
12 January 2021
The genius of Dostoevsky lies in the profound theological insight of his tumbled novels. They can be difficult reads for many people – particularly in our modern setting. He has “too many characters” ...
St Justin the New (Popović) on Papacy
Vladimir Cvetkovic
11 January 2021
St Justin Popović’s critique of papacy is one of the most recurrent themes in his entire opus. One may detect in Justin’s view of papacy several elements, some that remain permanent in his works and s...
From the Post-Modern Persona to the Person
Archimandrite Ephraim, Abbot of the Vatopaidi Monastery
11 January 2021
The theology of the person, as this is revealed in the hesychast ascetic tradition, is the most significant counter-argument to post-modern individualism and relativism. The ascetics of introversi...
We should condemn ourselves
Saint Theophan the Recluse
11 January 2021
The first step towards pride is vanity, that is the conviction that I’m somebody. The next step is conceit, that is the feeling not only that I’m somebody, but I’m important as regards God and ot...
They can be saved or harmed
Elder Ieronymos, Aegina
10 January 2021
The devil uses all sorts of ways to harm the clergy, because thousands can benefit and be saved by holy clergymen, just as thousands can be harmed and lost by those who are lax in their efforts.
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It’s hell
Saint Justin Popovich
9 January 2021
If the truth isn’t Christ, I don’t need it, it’s nothing but hell. Justice, love, the good, and happiness are all hell. If God Himself isn’t Christ, He’s also hell. I don’t want truth without Chri...
‘Our Thirst and Christ’s Baptism’
Protopresbyter Haralambos Papadopoulos
8 January 2021
What does the service of the Blessing of the Waters on the day of the feast of the Theophany really have to say to us people today? What does this ancient Christian feast mean for us? Does it answer a...
The Angel of the Wilderness
Fr. Gennadios Manolis, Theologian
8 January 2021
The life and activity of John the Baptist and Forerunner is an enduring testimony in Christ, culminating in his martyrdom for Him. Just as then, when he was active in the wilderness of the Jordan, so ...
Don’t lose your way
Saint Luke the Physician, Archbishop of the Crimea
8 January 2021
Don’t be shocked when you hear what people say against the faith. Because those who are talking don’t understand what it really is. You just remember the basic principle which the early Christians...
