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Norris J. Chumley: From Filmmaker to Orthodox Christian
22 May 2017
Norris J. Chumley, Professor of History and of Filmmaking at Columbia University Institute for Religion, Culture and Public Life and at New York University Kanbar Institute of Undergraduate Film and Television, in an interview with Pemptousia, talks about his journey from producing a film to becoming Orthodox....
Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer
Frederica Mathewes-Green
22 May 2017
Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer:
Experiencing the Presence of God and a Pilgrimage to the Heart of an Ancient Spirituality
by Norris J. Chumley, Harper One, 2011, 224 PP, $26.99
What’s so mysteriou...
Of course not
Saint John of Kronstadt
21 May 2017
Could leaves live alone, without a tree? Could a tree itself exist without soil, air, water and sunlight? Of course not. In the same way, a soul can’t exist without God, because He’s our being, our ...
The Theology of Gender – 21. The institution of marriage in modern society
Sofia Matzarioti-Kostara
21 May 2017
The whole series can be read here: The Theology of Gender
Today’s situation in society, and the increased number of divorces reflect the spiritual failure of this world. According to Elder Ai...
Things will change for all of us
Elder Tadej Vitovničk
20 May 2017
Things will go very much better for all of us when we each start with ourselves, when the transformation starts with us. We have to try to have good thoughts which will radiate from within us. If we...
Confession: the sacrament of repentance and reconciliation
Archimandrite Vassilios Papavassiliou
20 May 2017
Few would argue against the statement that the Sacrament of Confession is on the decline in the Greek Orthodox Church. While it is not my intention here to explain the reasons for it, one could spec...
The Creation of the World: The Crossroads between Theology and Science
Petros Panayiotopoulos, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Theology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
19 May 2017
The matter of the beginning of the world is one which traditionally has belonged to those great issues which have engaged our minds. How was the world created? What existed before that which we see? W...
But how do they die?
Saint Iakovos Tsalikis
19 May 2017
We know neither the day nor the hour. This is why, because we’re here temporarily as people, let us take care of our soul, which is immortal. People die, but how do they die? We die, but let’s be cl...
Creating a Christian Environment in the Home
Abbot Tryphon
19 May 2017
Creating a Christian home begins with the icon corner. The bright corner becomes the center for every domestic church, where the family devotions take place. This is also the family's way of declar...
They’re ringing the alarm bell
Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol
18 May 2017
You have to understand other people, where they’re coming from, how they act, how they think, what powers they have. In marriage, especially, you have to sit and listen to the other person, and come...





