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‘Every act of violence, religious intolerance or injustice is not merely an insult to humanity, but a sin against our Creator’
8 December 2017
Address at the start of proceedings at the 10th Dialogue, organized jointly in Jerusalem by the Ecumenical Patriarchate and the International Jewish Committee on Interreligious Consultations, on the o...
The first of the virtues
Saint Nectarios of Pentapolis
7 December 2017
Patience is a virtue, given that it’s the fruit of hope in God. Sorrow leads to patience, patience to a tried and tested character and a tested character to hope. And, in the end, this hope doesn’t ...
A Church Service, a Hymn to Human Need
Dr. Nikolaos Koios, Content Coach of Pemptousia
7 December 2017
Hymnography is the jewel in the crown of Church Literature in Orthodoxy. A variety of metres, a combination of poetry and prose, all invested with the musical riches of the eight tones, narrate the dr...
It’s not without importance
Saint Gregory the Theologian
6 December 2017
Give something, however little, to those in need. Because even a little isn’t without value for those who are deprived of everything, nor for God, provided it’s commensurate you’re your means. Inste...
What the Son of God Achieved
5 December 2017
Saint John the Damascan (feast-day 4 December)
For now the adoration of demons has ceased; creation has been sanctified by the divine blood; the altars and temples of idols have been overthrown; the ...
The Persecution of Christians in the Holy Lands & Middle East – Consequences & Solutions
4 December 2017
The 3rd Archon International Conference on Religious Freedom
Washington, D.C.
December 4-6, 2017
(As of 11/28/17)
Monday, December 4, 2017 – Day One
3:00 – 5:00 pm
Conference R...
It has to find its way
Saint Basil the Great
4 December 2017
From our first steps in life, the soul must be brought to the performance of every kind of good work, when it’s still pliable, smooth and soft as wax. It responds easily, depending on the forms and ...
What good will it do?
Saint Isaac the Syrian
3 December 2017
Don’t ask the opinion of people who aren’t on the same path as you, even if they’re very wise....
I’m the Miracle!
Fr. Fotios Nikolaïdis
3 December 2017
There was once a family of five living in Athens. The father and mother had three children, two girls and a boy. The boy was 11 years old, the girls 10 and 9.
Saitan Harbour, at the Cape of Hani...





