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Blessed are they who have not Seen
Archimandrite Varnavas Lambropoulos
29 April 2020
Some joke that Thomas Sunday is the name-day of unbelievers. Certainly, unbelief is hardly a virtue to rejoice over, nor should we congratulate those who have it. Even though some hymns consider Thoma... 
Let’s talk live with Fr. Stavros and Fr. Chris
29 April 2020
Having a hard time staying connected with God? Join us to discuss practical ideas on how to stay connected with Christ. We are pleased to announce our next myOCN Community Online Gathering this coming...
Even if true
Saint Basil the Great
28 April 2020
It’s defamation to speak about others when they’re not present with the aim of attacking them, even if what you say is true.
Saint Basil the Great...
The only unerring star
Saint Maximos the Greek
27 April 2020
You should know that the only unerring star that leads you to practice the holy virtues is fear, divine and always pure, through which each one of us is removed far from evil.
Always steer strictly...
Father Isaak had a Snake for Company!
27 April 2020
This story was told by Archimandrite Gavriil (1886-1983), former Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Dionysiou. Back in the late 1970s, early ’80s, I was making a visit to the Holy Mountain, which is easy ...
Timid people
Saint Isaac the Syrian
26 April 2020
Timid people, the great and wise Abbas Isaac the Syrian used to say, generally suffer from two spiritual illnesses: lack of faith and excessive concern for the body.
If you struggle to overcome these...
Doubt
Fr. Michael Gillis
26 April 2020
Doubting Thomas
Doubt gets a bad rap in the New Testament. James says that one who doubts is a double-minded person who is unstable in everything he or she does, and the writer of Hebrews warns, “B...
The Jerusalem of Above
Elder Ephraim in Arizona †
25 April 2020
Jesus Christ calls upon all of us who love Him to be crucified with Him. Then will follow the resurrection of the soul and spiritual delight. The winter is harsh, the cold painful, but Paradise is s...
The Greatest and most Wonderful Thing I Experienced with Saint Païsios
25 April 2020
(Edited by Stelios Koukos)
I experienced great and wonderful things with that holy laborer of our Lord. I’ve left to the last the greatest and most wonderful incident with Saint Païsios. It happened...
Second online Archontariki from Mount Athos on May 2
24 April 2020
The second online Archontariki from Mount Athos, with the Elder Archimandrite Ephraim, the Abbot of the Holy and Great Monastery of Vatopedi, will be held on May 2, from 10 a.m. to noon, Athens time...
