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How much instability there is
Saint John of Kronstadt
24 December 2017
The heart’s unstable. It can change many times in a moment. It can turn towards good or evil, faith or unbelief, simplicity or complications, love or hate, kindness or envy, generosity or meanness, ... 
Personal Message from Metropolitan of Toronto Sotirios
Archbishop of Canada Sotirios
24 December 2017
To the faithful people of our Holy Metropolis across Canada,
Christmas is upon us. We will soon celebrate the Nativity of Christ. Let us think about our Lord, Who is the Light of the World, and recal...
Saint Symeon the New Theologian, Ethical Discourses I
Saint Symeon the New Theologian
24 December 2017
Chapter 3: On the Incarnation of the Word and the way in which He became flesh for us.
At the creation of our foremother Eve, God took the animate rib from Adam’s side and formed it into a woman. Thi...
Greater devotion
Saint Basil the Great
23 December 2017
Our guardian angels stay closer to those who’ve been cleansed by fasting....
We often don’t realize
Saint Iakovos Tsalikis
22 December 2017
We have to forgive everyone, as God does. The Gospel tells us that the rain falls on the just and the unjust. Because we’re all sinners and we all deserve to be condemned for our sins, however few o...
It’s not easy
Saint Anthony the Great
21 December 2017
We shouldn’t say that it’s impossible for people to lead virtuous lives, but only that it isn’t easy. Nor is it easy for people who succeed in this to understand this. Those who take part in the vir...
God and the Harlot
Saint John Chrysostom
21 December 2017
(Excerpts from his Second Homily to Eutropios)
Did God desire a harlot? Yes, He did: a harlot. I mean by that our own nature. Did God desire a harlot? If a man desires a harlot, he’s condemned, yet G...
They fear responsibility
Elder Gavriil Tsafos †
20 December 2017
Why do so many young people fear marriage? Because they’re afraid of the responsibilities. It’s not that there aren’t any good young people, but they fear responsibility....
The tragedy of our day
Saint Sophrony of Essex
19 December 2017
When we hear people blaming God for all the wars, the injustices and all the problems of the world, with questions such as ‘Why does God allow this?’, what they’re doing is crucifying Christ again, ...
Compulsion and the Church (Luke 14, 16-24)
Metropolitan Ieronymos of Larisa and Tyrnavos
18 December 2017
Although these days it’s claimed that rights and the opportunities for choice are being consolidated, in fact we’re being subjected to harsh coercion and manipulation. Despite the best efforts of many...
