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Give, Give to the Poor! Saint John Chrysostom 13 November 2019   I know that a lot of people here will blame us, again, for speaking about this. They’ll say: ‘Please, don’t be heavy and boring with the congregation. Just leave it to each person’s conscience; lea...
Manipulative People Protopresbyter Themistoklis Mourtzanos 13 November 2019 One of the many difficulties in human relationships, which begins with the way we were brought up, is manipulation. There are people who, consciously or unconsciously, exploit the feelings of others- ...
The passion of a sickly soul Saint Nectarios of Pentapolis 13 November 2019 Cowardice is a passion of a sickly soul which is overwhelmed with fear. It’s pusillanimity, lack of boldness, the want of courage, the instability of a soul in dread of imminent disasters. It makes ...
The Church is the Inn where we Shelter from the Robbers of the Soul Hierodeacon Rafael Misiaoulis, Theologian 13 November 2019 To love your neighbor as yourself was a commandment of the Law of Moses for the Jews. But the critical point, around which there was much discussion, was who should be considered a neighbor. According...
That’s joy Saint Basil the Great 12 November 2019 Any joy that arises at the command of the Lord, to the glory of God is joy in the Lord....
The two poles of the spiritual life (Memory of Saint John the Charitable) Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos 12 November 2019 Today our Church celebrates the memory of Saint John the Charitable , Patriarch of Alexandria. Saint John came from Cyprus, and was the son of rich and devout parents. Even though he was brought up in...
A steep rise Saint Nicholas Velimirovich 11 November 2019 Today, there’s been a steep rise in the vanity of men as regards their clothing. If a man’s got nothing else to pride himself in, he boasts about his wardrobe. But people who genuinely have somethin...
The Poor Peasant who Gained Paradise 11 November 2019 Tales from Old French (12th/13th century) A tale of folk theology which perhaps bears out Saint Paisios’ saying that there will be many surprises in Paradise We find in writing a wondrous adventur...
Christ’s Acumen Metropolitan Ioïl (Frangkakos) of Edessa, Pella, and Almopia 10 November 2019 ‘And Christ then said to him: ‘Go and do likewise’. During the time of the Lord’s three-year public ministry ‘certain people who were accustomed to gossiping’ (Saint Cyril of Alexandria), spread the ...
What is it? Saint John of Kronstadt 10 November 2019 What sort of thing is a pure heart? What are the features that distinguish it? A pure heart is humble, restrained, innocent, true, noble and good. It isn’t mistrustful, grasping, envious, cunning or...
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