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Spiritual sickness
Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos
1 January 2021
If you’ve got a problem with another person, that’s a spiritual sickness. The only person we should have a problem with is ourself. You’ve should never say to somebody: ‘You know, I have a problem... 
The Mystery of Time (Mark 1, 1-8)
Archimandrite Nikanor Karayannis
1 January 2021
‘The beginning of the Gospel of Christ’… The word ‘beginning’ in today’s Gospel reading is enough in itself to evoke the start of the new year, the threshold of which we reached a few daysago with the...
Your Highness, we’ve been defeated: Basil the Great
Stylianos G. Papadopoulos
1 January 2021
Until then, Orthodoxy in Cappadocia seemed very much like an islet in the East. Valens let loose the evils of heresy everywhere. The combination of his brutality and cunning brought shocking results....
The man who ended a cruel custom
1 January 2021
The festal nature of this time of year makes it difficult for us to recollect an impressive act which is an integral part of the history of the Church. This act was one that brought to an e...
Wise words from the desert
31 December 2020
A nun went to Abba Pambo and said to him: ‘Father, I fast a lot and eat only once every seven days. I’m ascetic in other ways, as well. I’ve learned the Old and New Testaments by heart. What do I sti...
First love
30 December 2020
God should be our first love and then should come our neighbor. The Lord wants our heart, our soul and our mind.
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Communication problem.
Elder Efraim Vatopaidinos
29 December 2020
The biggest problem in marriage today is that of communication. We have a crisis in inter-personal communication. When is this communication between people in a bad state? When our communication w...
Gospel Readings for the Nativity
28 December 2020
The 40-day Nativity Fast is concluding. The great miracle of the Incarnation is at hand. Together we chant, “Christ is born, glorify Him!”
Part III of our Christmas Spiritual Nourishment series focus...
“Glory to God in the highest, on earth peace, and good will to men”
Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios †
28 December 2020
The message of the Angels from heaven to humanity is of particular importance today concerning all the peoples on earth, who are suffering from confusion, anxiety, insecurity, deadly conflicts, exploi...
It’s difficult
Elder Tadej Vitovničk
28 December 2020
We’re tortured by hatred, envy and malice. Tyranny beyond telling. Our soul doesn't want this, but can’t get free of it. From a very early age, it became used to this tyranny, which has become dee...
