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Saint Ioannis Vatatzis, a compassionate and far-sighted emperor
6 November 2016
On 4 November, our Church honours the memory of an outstanding personality of the Middle Ages in Greece, the emperor Ioannis Vatatzis. Ioannis came from a well-known Byzantine family which had given m... 
Cast it overboard
Saint John Chrysostom
5 November 2016
When you hoard more money than you need, the slightest breeze, a temptation in your life, will be enough to sink the ship with all hands. But if you’ve got only what you need then even if you’re caugh...
The Shareable and non-Shareable God according to St Gregory Palamas – 1
Fr. Theodoros Zisis
5 November 2016
The endeavours and teaching of Saint Gregory Palamas were directed at ensuring that people could enjoy the possibility of participating in God, at demonstrating that God is not merely completely trans...
Mary: The Example to All Christians
John G. Panagiotou
5 November 2016
Mary of Nazareth has been given many titles over the last two millennia. She is called the Virgin Mary, Theotokos (Greek: “Birthgiver of God”), Panagia (Greek: “All Holy One”), the Blessed Mother and ...
Metropolitan Kallistos on ‘Demonic Temptation: the Teaching of St Mark the Monk (5th century)’
5 November 2016
The Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies, Cambridge, presents Metropolitan Kallistos on "Demonic Temptation: the Teaching of St Mark the Monk (5th century)". Lecture delivered on 16 July 2013 as part of the IOCS Summer School on "Angels: Heavenly and Fallen"....
Euthanasia: the Church accepts it only from God!
Angelos Alekopoulos
5 November 2016
People are free and autonomous and can decide on matters pertinent to their lives and even as regards their death. According to the Church, people are an image of God, autonomous, certainly, but only ...
Crafty calls
Saint Theophan the Recluse
4 November 2016
It’s the evil demons who make crafty siren calls to our soul. These calls are the compelling expressions of our impassioned thoughts, feelings and desires. But the soul can escape them since it can al...
Acquire the Love of Paul and you’ll have a Perfect Crown
Saint John Chrysostom
4 November 2016
(Saint John Chrysostom: In Praise of the Holy Apostle Paul, III)
Demonstrating the power of human will and the fact that we can fly even to the heavens themselves, leaving the angels and archangels a...
Saint George the Elder, a contemporary Saint
Elder Moisis the Athonite †
4 November 2016
The blessed Elder George came from the Black Sea and was orphaned and left on his own very early in life. After being persecuted and imprisoned by the atheist regime in Georgia, he came to Greece whe...
Τhe Desire for Heaven – 1
Saint Gregory of Nyssa
3 November 2016
But so as not to fatigue your mind in vain by gazing out over the infinite, we’ll desist from poring over the nature of God Who lies beyond, because it’s impossible to understand Him. From what we’ve ...
