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‘When you come in power to judge the whole world..’
19 March 2020
'When you come in power to judge the whole world, Word, do not publish my secrets, so that I may praise your great kindness'. (Matins, Ode 9).... 
On our side
Abba Kassianos
19 March 2020
As the most lenient of judges and referees as regards our contests, Christ maintains the balance between us and our opponents. He steps in against the brutal onslaught of the enemy attacks and ‘as w...
I’m reconciled to him
Saint John the Sinaite
18 March 2020
I don’t know by what means or method I can bind this friend of mine (i.e. the body) and condemn him. Because, before I can bind him, he gets free and before I can condemn him, I’m reconciled to him....
Look after Yourself!
Archimandrite Nikon Koutsidis
18 March 2020
The unity of the soul and mind is what makes our human existence special. Never before has there ever been anyone else exactly like you. Nor will there ever be again. Each of us is unique and inimitab...
‘Wretch that I am..’
18 March 2020
'Wretch that I am, I have spent the whole of my life, Lord, with harlots, as did the Prodigal. In contrition I cry: Heavenly Father, I have sinned. Take pity on me, save me. Do not reject me, keepin...
Corona, Virus of the Hard Heart
Dr. Haralambos Bousias, Great Hymnographer of the Church of the Alexandrians
17 March 2020
Cold is good for viral infections. With heat, they disappear. Cold preserves foodstuffs, but freezes human activities. Cold deadens nature which awaits the life-giving rays of the sun for its revival....
They pursue glory
Saint Nectarios of Pentapolis
17 March 2020
Ambition is the intense desire of those who are interested in glory and its acquisition and in a good reputation. People who are ambitious pursue glory, which is the aim of all of their works and de...
‘Seek me on the mount of grievous transgressions..’
17 March 2020
'Seek me on the mount of grievous transgressions, Word, and call me back to You. Drive wicked habits far from my mind, give back life to me who have died and cleanse me by fasting. In constant mourn...
Postponement of the 3rd International Conference on Digital Media and Orthodox Pastoral Care, DMOPC20
16 March 2020
We would like to inform you that, given the rapidly increasing concerns over the world-wide spread of the sickness caused by the corona virus, the 3rd International Conference on Digital Media and Ort...
Very different from wealth
Saint Anthony the Great
16 March 2020
You’ll be a spiritual person when you think of the acquisition of wealth and the profligate life as fantastical and, in fact, a waste of time. And when you recognize that what is virtuous and pleasi...
