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They give proper directions
Saint Paisios the Athonite
2 September 2020
People who give everything to God and give themselves entirely to Him are housed under God's great cupola and are protected by His divine providence. Then they become children of God and are able to h... 
The Holy Martyr Nektarios Agiannanitis († 1922)
2 September 2020
He was born at Vourla of Smyrna in Asia Minor. First he lived as a monk at the Cell dedicated to Christ’s Birth at the Skete of St Anne. Then he stayed at the Cell of the Archangels, where he looked...
Time and the Church – 2
George Mantzaridis, Professor Emeritus, Theological School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
2 September 2020
The eschatological nature of the Church is revealed especially in the sacrament of the Divine Liturgy. The celebration of this sacrament is the central and pre-eminently eschatological action of the...
If you are so patient how do you put up with so much?
Saint Amphilochios Makris of Patmos
1 September 2020
The Grace of God helps. I always believe in God's power, which transforms and regulates everything for the good of our soul. People who are upset aren't thinking clearly and rationally....
International Photo competition “Colours of Orthodoxy. Finland”
1 September 2020
The contest is organized to present the diversity and beauty of Orthodoxy in Finland. Through this contest, which will culminate with an album and an exhibition, we would like to present for wider aud...
How to pray
Saint Cassian the Roman
1 September 2020
If we were to ask some prominent citizen, not to save our life but simply to do us some small favor, would we not fix our gaze and our heart on him? Would we not literally ‘hang upon’ the expression o...
The harsh yoke
Saint Theophan the Recluse
31 August 2020
The body and soul can't be liberated from the yoke of the passions unless the spirit is first liberated. And the spirit is liberated by divine Grace. How? When it acquires the fear of God and repents....
Is Europe Christian? The Dominion of the Heart
Stavros Zoumboulakis
31 August 2020
The answer to the question of whether Europe is Christian or not presupposes that we all mean the same when we talk about Christianity. In fact, the opposite is true, which is why there are conflictin...
They can’t see farther than their noses
Saint John of Kronstadt
30 August 2020
People of the flesh, of the emotions, see the world in the same way as irrational animals do. They can't understand the wisdom, the power and the goodness of the Creator, which are hidden in His creat...
