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They disappear by themselves
Saint Porfyrios Kavsolkalyvitis
25 April 2023
When Christ comes to us, then we experience only the good and love for everyone. Wickedness, sin and hatred disappear of their own accord; they can’t stay, they’ve got no place. However hard he tr...
Thomas Sunday: Are we perhaps like Thomas?
Sotirios Theologou
24 April 2023
Christ has risen.
Since last Sunday, we’ve been celebrating and honoring the great message of Christ’s resurrection. It’s a message that’s always enduring and a reminder that, however we live, howeve...
Christ’s Trophy-Bearer, the Great Martyr Saint George
Hierodeacon Rafael Misiaoulis, Theologian
24 April 2023
A prominent officer in the Roman army, Saint George enjoyed the favor of the Emperor Diocletian because of his bravery and abilities. Publicly, and in front of the emperor himself, he opposed the latt...
Wild beasts become calm
Saint Isaac the Syrian
24 April 2023
Nobody can hate those who are humble; nor can they berate or despise them. Christ loves them and they’re beloved by all. They love everyone and everyone wants to be with them. The wise and the ins...
He has the power
Saint Nectarios of Pentapolis
23 April 2023
If you fight the good fight, God will strengthen you. In the struggle, we identify our weaknesses, our failings and our flaws. It’s the mirror of our spiritual state. Those who haven’t struggled d...
Excerpt from the Homily On the New Sunday, and on the Apostle Thomas by St. John Chrysostom. [PG vol. 63]
Saint John Chrysostom
23 April 2023
I have come pay off in good time an outstanding debt. I may be poor, but I want to forcibly draw on your gratitude. I promised to show the unbelief of Thomas, and here I am to do just that. I’m more t...
Thomas, the Upper Room and Faith
Protopresbyter Themistoklis Mourtzanos
23 April 2023
‘How great and unsearchable is the depth of your compassion, Merciful Lord. You were patient with the Jews who struck you; with the apostle who touched you; with the perplexed who dismissed you. How w...
St. George the Great Martyr
Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios †
23 April 2023
As we continue to celebrate the joy of the Resurrection today, we also commemorate the victorious great martyr, St. George. He was from Cappadocia, born into a wealthy and noble family. He was a hig...
The Song of Saint George
23 April 2023
Saint George is one of the most beloved saints of the Eastern Church. In particular, the people of Cappadocia, his homeland, had recourse to him for help and assistance from very early on and his ho...
The Doubt of St. Thomas
Saint John Chrysostom
23 April 2023
John 20:24-25
But Thomas, (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, ‘We have seen the Lord.’ But he said, ‘Unless I see the mar...