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Metropolitan Kallistos on Elder Amphilochios of Patmos
6 October 2016
The Institute for Orthodox Christian Studies, Cambridge, presents Metropolitan Kallistos on "Elder Amphilochios of Patmos". Lecture delivered for IOCS Annual Conference on "Contemporary Fathers and Mothers of the Church: Guides for Today's World"(29-31 August 2016)... 
Celtic Monasticism – 3
Hieromonk Ambrose
6 October 2016
And so, thus it was that those blessed and hallowed monastics of Celtic lands modeled forth certain principles that we can still see, study, understand, and imitate today.
The Celts were masters of C...
The Passions of Avarice, Anger, Sorrow and Sloth – Part IΙ
Saint Nil of Sorskij
6 October 2016
Sorrow
We have a great struggle to wage against the evil spirit of sorrow, which brings the soul into despair and perdition. If the sorrow is occasioned by other people, we have to suffer it with joy...
Saint Isaac the Syrian (†28 September): His words dispel complexes
Alexandros Christodoulou, Theologian
6 October 2016
Saint Isaac the Syrian (†28 September)
Saint Isaac was born at the beginning of the 7th century at Beth Quatraye in the Qatar region at the southern end of the Persian Gulf. When he was still young, ...
Purer
Saint John Chrysostom
5 October 2016
The soul of a Christian should be purer than the rays of the sun....
Cast it overboard
Saint John Chrysostom
5 October 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 New Atheists
Fr. John Garvey
5 October 2016
Head Nebula
The recent reports of Mother Teresa’s long dark night made more news than they should have, I thought. Then I had second thoughts: this might lead to a serious discussion of faith and ce...
In Praise of those who have Love in their Hearts – Part I
Saint Symeon the New Theologian
5 October 2016
In Praise of those who have Love in their Hearts
Let us therefore follow one and the same path, Christ's commandments, which elevate us to heaven and to God. Even though the word shows us many paths ...
Harold II the last Orthodox king of England
5 October 2016
On October 14, 1066, at Hastings in southern England, the last Orthodox king of England, Harold II, died in battle against Duke William of Normandy. William had been blessed to invade England by t...
