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The Three Hierarchs Ioannis Foundoulis Professor of the Theological School A. U. Th. † 30 January 2023 On 30 January, the Church celebrates the memory of the three great hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom. This is not a commemoration in the strict sense of the word, ...
The Three Hierarchs and Modern Atheism Bishop Efthymios of Aheloos † 30 January 2023 ‘The Impudence of the Heresies is Defeated’ The phenomenon of atheism arose in the West and became a world-wide movement for which Western civilization paid dearly in the 20th century. Atheism began ...
The Canaanite woman and the Mother of God Archbishop Christodoulos (Paraskevaïdis) of Athens (1998-2008, †) 29 January 2023 Today’s Gospel is about a Canaanite woman. You heard how she called out to the Lord, followed Him, and was ignored by Him. His disciples were at a loss to understand why He didn’t either help her or t...
The Sunday of the Canaanite Woman Monk Agapios 29 January 2023 From the Kyriakodromion of Monk Agapios ‘At that time, Jesus went to the district of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and cried, “Have mercy on me, Lord, Son of...
How do you know him? Saint Silouan the Athonite 29 January 2023 Those who are listless in prayer look at everything with curiosity, whatever they see on earth or in the heavens. But they don’t know who the Lord is, they don’t try to learn and, when they hear t...
Even bugs Elder Efraim Vatopaidinos 28 January 2023 Holy people know how to love truly, to pray from the heart. They see everyone as their brothers and sisters and think they’re all better than themselves. They aren’t able to hurt any of God’s crea...
No-one can harm those who do not injure themselves Saint John Chrysostom 27 January 2023 Today, January 27, we celebrate the translation of the relics of Saint John Chrysostom. To mark the occasion, we have translated part of a homily of his. What then is the virtue of us humans? Not ric...
Sin and Sickness: An Orthodox Perspective Dr. Nikolaos Koios, Content Coach of Pemptousia 27 January 2023 One of the most beautiful modern examples of our Church’s precepts says that we can’t speak drily on this sensitive issue and not empathize. It might be we think that, given our own state of good heal...
Discourse 27 on the Gospel of Saint John [2] Saint John Chrysostom 27 January 2023 John 3:16 God so loved the world that he gave his only-begotten Son, that whosoever believes in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. What he’s saying is this: ‘Don’t be surprised that I...
You don’t know Saint Nectarios of Pentapolis 27 January 2023 Don’t think that, because your intentions are holy, you have the right to complain when your prayers aren’t heard. God provides what you want in a way that you don’t know. So look into it carefull...
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