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The lion and the hermit: Saint Gerasimus the Jordanite
Eva Topping
15 July 2017
Once upon a time there lived in the desert by the Jordan River a very holy hermit. His name was Gerasimos. Gerasimos had become a monk when he was still young man. Because he wished to perfect his spi... 
“Difference without Division. Communion and Otherness”
Fr. John Garvey
15 July 2017
Difference without Division. Communion and Otherness
Written by John D. ZizioulasT. & T. Clark, 315 pp.
In his foreword to Communion and Otherness, Rowan Williams, the archbishop of Canterbury, ...
We should bow our heads
Elder Tadej Vitovničk
14 July 2017
We have to learn to bow our heads to the will of God and not to insist on what we ourselves want. Obedience to the will of God is achieved through obedience to our spiritual guides, our parents, our...
Archimandrite Ioakeim Spetsieris, New Skete, Mt Athos – Part I
14 July 2017
Archimandrite Ioakeim Spetsieris, New Skete, (September 1943)
Anecdotes from his life
* His grandfather was a married priest called Ioannis. When Fr. Ioakeim, (Ioannis in the world) was born, his gr...
A dread tyrant
Saint John Chrysostom
13 July 2017
Sin really is a horrible tyrant. It makes evil demands and shames those who give in to it. From the time it entered the world, it’s destroyed our freedom, corroded the worth that’s ours by nature an...
To Live a Spiritual Life
Fr. Stephen Freeman
13 July 2017
It has become a commonplace to hear someone say, “I’m spiritual but not religious.” Most people have a general understanding of what is meant. I usually assume that the person holds to a number of ide...
Metropolitan of Drama, Paul, speaks on the area of Pontos
12 July 2017
His Eminence Paul, Metropolitan of Drama, Greece, speaks on the area of Pontos, on its past and future...
The connection’s important
Saint Basil the Great
12 July 2017
Cutting yourself off from your brothers and sisters isn’t a characteristic of people who are living in accordance with the commandment of love....
Archimandrite Zacharias (Zacharou) “Remember thy First Love”
George Mantzaridis, Professor Emeritus, Theological School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
12 July 2017
Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou, Publisher: Stavropegic Monastery of St. John the Baptist 2010 - ISBN: 1874679738.
To the always impeccable series of publications from the Holy Monastery of Saint ...
