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The stages of grief in children as a reaction to loss Maria Dimitriadou, Pedagogue 29 April 2017 Whenever a loved one dies, children should be told immediately in the most direct manner possible. From when they’re told until the time they accept the death, children react to the loss of a loved ...
God allows things Elder Cleopa Ilie 28 April 2017 Temptations are trials that come to us from the devil and his servants, that is, wicked people. God allows temptations to come to us, in order to test our love for Him (Deut. 8, 2). To test our obed...
Bring Saint Brigid of Kildare to Life for Our Youth Jane G. Meyer 28 April 2017 She is the most well-known and beloved female saint in Ireland, Saint Brigid of Kildare was born in the fifth century (around 450—during that time when all of Christendom was still unified) right ...
Archimandrite Roman Braga (1922 – April 28, 2015) 28 April 2017 Father Roman Braga Father Roman Braga was born on April 2, 1922 in Bessarabia in a village named Condrita. He was the last of the seven children of Cosma and Maria Braga. He grew up in an Orthodox e...
The Joy of the Communities of British Columbia Archbishop of Canada Sotirios 28 April 2017 His Eminence Metropolitan Archbishop Sotirios visited the Communities of Victoria, Nanaimo, Kamloops, Penticton and Vancouver. He was accompanied by the Reverend Fathers E. Aravantinos, K. Kaltsidis, ...
Simply listen Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol 27 April 2017 In the end, it’s a whole art to learn to listen to other people. You might say that communication is seventy per cent listening, rather than talking, because talking isn’t always what the other pers...
The Greatest Form of Knowledge Archimandrite Theofilos Lemontzis, D. Th. 27 April 2017 The ability to forgive others depends on how honest we are with ourselves. ‘The greatest form of knowledge to which you can attain’, says Saint Clement the Alexandrian, ‘is to know yourself’. If you...
The God of the New Testament in the Old Testament (part 3) Archimandrite Vassilios Papavassiliou 27 April 2017   Icon of Moses and the burning bush “If you believed Moses, you would believe me; for he wrote of me" (John 5:46) The most famous theophany in the Old Testament is the appearance of God to Mo...
The Theology of Gender – 13. St. Basil’s pastoral care for the integrity of marriage Sofia Matzarioti-Kostara 27 April 2017 The whole series can be read here: The Theology of Gender Since physical abuse of women and children was not a rare phenomenon for that era, when St. Basil disqualifies “abuse” as a cause for d...
A word to the wise Saint Isaac the Syrian 26 April 2017 Humility, in an inexplicable manner, elevates us above created things and preserves the Grace of God in our lives. So let’s bear in mind the wise warning which says: ‘The devil doesn’t eat and doesn...
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