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Praying the Akathist for our Children Virginia Nieuwsma 1 April 2017   “Why worry, when you can pray? “ Growing up in a Christian home, I used to hear this phrase frequently. The words had even been set to music in a cheerful, upbeat chorus. When I would hear the song...
‘Hail, passage through the gates of Paradise…’ Sotirios Sarvanis, Theology Student 1 April 2017 Holy and Great Lent began a few days ago and the atmosphere is already solemn and mournful, as befits this period of time. It’s the sweetest and most beautiful time of the year, since it provides us w...
Faith and humility are the ‘being’ of the Church Metropolitan Amfilhije (Radović) of Montenegro and the Littoral 1 April 2017 The same is true for the preeminent agents of heavenly paternity in the Church, that is the bishop, the priest and the spiritual father. God gave them and left in them in the world to be witnesses t...
Wisdom and wisdom Saint Luke the Physician, Archbishop of the Crimea 31 March 2017 Don’t restrict your children’s education and upbringing to secular wisdom, to the wisdom of this world. They should, at the same time, learn the wisdom that comes from above and the highest form of ...
These things I believe Dr. Charles Malik 31 March 2017 Jesus. Detail of mosaic in Aghia Sophia. (phot. by Nikos Loupakis) I am a Christian. I believe in God, the Creator from nothing of heaven and earth and of everything visible and invisible. This Crea...
The Theology of Gender – 6. The New Eve Sofia Matzarioti-Kostara 31 March 2017 The honor and respect of Christianity to women is demonstrated especially in the person of the Theotokos. She is the human closest to God; after Christ, she is the most beloved and honored person by m...
Announcement by the Association of the Friends of Vatopaidi Monastery Konstantinos Loulis President of the Association of the Friends of the Holy Monastery of Vatopaidi, Former Civil Governor of Mount Athos 31 March 2017 Conveying the emotions of its thousands of members, the Board of Directors of the Association “Friends of Vatopaidi Monastery” would like to express – and why not indeed shout from the housetop – our ...
Analogia, a new Academic Journal for Theological Studies 30 March 2017 Fr. Nikolaos Loudovikos, Professor at the University Ecclesiastical Academy of Thessaloniki and Senior Editor of "Analogia", presents "Analogia" the new Academic Journal for Theological Studies in a discussion with Fr. Christopher Metropoulos, President of Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology and member of the Advisory Board of "Analogia". To subscribe visit http://analogiajournal.com/subscriptions/...
No bell Saint Joseph the Hesychast 30 March 2017 Virtue doesn’t come with a bell so that you can’t hear it tinkling. The bell of virtue is endurance, forbearance and patience. These are the adornments of monastics and of all Christian people....
Understanding Icons Frederica Mathewes-Green 30 March 2017 Virgin of Vladimir The first thing we sense about an icon is its great seriousness. Compare an icon in your mind a great Western religious painting, one that moves you to deeper faith or even to t...
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