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Meeting with the Samaritan Woman (1) George Mantzaridis, Professor Emeritus, Theological School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki 13 May 2023 Any encounter with Christ astonishes people. If you’re not astonished, you should ask yourself whether you actually encountered Christ, if you really felt His presence. This astonishment isn’t inexpli...
There’s hope Elder Efraim Vatopaidinos 13 May 2023 The Church is a hospital and everyone in it wants to be cured. This hospital’s a healing center. The difference between it and other hospitals is that, in the hospital of the Church, even at an au...
Interpreting Scripture (Confessiones XI, 1-2) Saint Augustine of Hippo 12 May 2023 Lord, since eternity is yours, is it possible for you not to know what I’m saying to you or for you to see just for a limited period what’s happening in time? So why do I tell you everything so exhau...
It hasn’t been separated Saint Gregory the Theologian 12 May 2023 Venerate the icons of the saints because they were crucified with the Lord. Make the sign of the cross and recall their share in Christ’s sufferings. Venerate also their holy bodies and any relics...
The Feast of Mid-Pentecost Archimandrite Peter, Abbot of Monastery of St John the Baptist, Essex UK 11 May 2023 Having gone through Great Lent, we have lived the event of the Resurrection, which was at the heart of the Christian preaching, even before the Gospels were written. Some commentators note that all th...
The Blessing of the New Martyrs Dr. Ilias Liamis 11 May 2023 Byzantium has accustomed us to honoring clergy and monks who were saints. Most of the new martyrs, however, were lay people, many of whom were poor, few were rich, some were illiterate, others were we...
This is what you have to do Saint Dimitri of Rostov 11 May 2023 Do you really want to defeat pride, which is enough by itself to deprive you of the kingdom of heaven? This is what you have to do: Love silence. Live in obscurity, concealing your good works and ...
United with the beloved Archimandrite Georgios Kapsanis, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Gregoriou † 10 May 2023 In the worship of the Church, the faithful converse with God, glorify God and thank God, but only in the divine liturgy do they embrace Christ, are consubstantial with Christ, mingled- unmixed- an...
The attitude of Orthodox theology towards animals Dr. Nikolaos Koios, Member of the Editorial Board, Pemptousia, Associate Professor of the University Ecclesiastical Academy of Thessaloniki 8 May 2023 Orthodox theology maintains an attitude of respect towards animals, as it does towards the whole of creation, recognizing in it the words of God himself which he pronounced when forming it. As Saint S...
Do we have the patience of the paralytic? Sotirios Theologou 8 May 2023 Christ has risen! For a few more days, we’ll be saying ‘Christ has risen; He has risen, indeed’ in our everyday exchanges. But we’re called upon to live the event of the resurrection on a daily basis...
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