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Psalm 50 Archimandrite Vassilios Papavassiliou 14 August 2016 The only psalm that is prescribed to be recited in its entirety at every Divine Liturgy is (in the Orthodox Old Testament)1 Psalm 50 (Psalm 51 in the Hebrew text)2. During the Cherubic Hymn, just be...
Multi-Faith Europe and Orthodoxy (Part I) Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana 14 August 2016 At the beginning of the 20th century many predictions were made that religion would soon die out in Europe. But at the beginning of the 21st century, in tandem with secularization and religious indiff...
Abba Dorotheos on Self-Censure 14 August 2016 At the end of the excerpt of Saint John Chrysostom’s homily on the Sunday of the Paralytic, we read: ‘Even now I can show you many who naturally hate having anything to do with women, and avoid ...
You won’t achieve a thing Elder Tadej Vitovničk 13 August 2016 If you want to set somebody on the right path, to teach them and advise them, you first have to humble yourself and speak to them with great love.  They'll accept your advice because they'll feel that...
Political Authority according to Saint John Chrysostom – 2 Paul, Metropolitan of Aleppo 13 August 2016 Following Paul and the Bible in general, Chrysostom  says that a Christian can be subject to non-believing rulers. He recalls that, when Paul  gave his support to obedience to rulers, he was himself l...
The prayer rope Rod Dreher 13 August 2016 Rod Dreher I had a prayer rope, in fact, one that had been given to me a few years earlier in New York by an Orthodox friend. I had been grateful for the gift, but had never prayed it. I prayed the ...
What governs us Saint Symeon the New Theologian 12 August 2016 A soul which is governed by God should exhibit the following features: straightforwardness, meekness, truth, humility, goodness, righteousness and great devotion. It should also have tolerance, charit...
The art as a form of religious expression 12 August 2016 Interview with Dr. Michael Meyer-Blanck, Professor of Practical Theology and Religious Education at the the University of Bonn / Faculty of Protestant Theology...
“We Orthodox can’t get away with fooling around…” Elder Vasilios Gontikakis, former Abbot of the Monastery of Iviron 12 August 2016 Now we can tell you something both comforting and hard. Our position is both privileged and dangerous. It’s been defined by those who gave birth to us and we can’t just do as we please. We Orthod...
Interpretation of “Lord Have Mercy” (Part II) 12 August 2016  To understand this better, just think that in this world, people who are without means and live in poverty and who want to take alms from somebody rich, go to them and say “Have mercy upon me” . Or a...
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