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“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...
How do we keep our youth in the Church?
Abbot Tryphon
12 August 2016
We are living in an age that has witnessed changes on a massive scale as never before. The way we communicate has changed with the coming of the internet, with information available that would hav...
What leads to salvation?
Constantine the Great
11 August 2016
God chose me to serve the good, and it's my duty to make sure that everybody is acquainted with His will. Only repentance leads to salvation.
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Abortion — the “Unrecognized” Sin
Valarie H. Protopapas
11 August 2016
Yet, it is not only possible but probable that those Orthodox involved directly or indirectly in abortion are not even aware (!) they are in a state of grievous sin through their involve...
Further thoughts on Islamism.
James W. Lillie
11 August 2016
In an article in the Daily Telegraph, following the murder of French priest, Fr. Jacques Hamel, in Rouen last week, Charles Moore wrote: ‘Islamism is a most clear and determined attack on our civilis...
The World’s Debt to the Old Testament
Anthimos, Metropolitan of Alexandroupolis
11 August 2016
Many people nowadays question the relevance of the Old Testament and the contribution it can make- if any- to society as a whole. Some attack it and disapprove of it. They are making a grave mistake. ...
Political Authority according to Saint John Chrysostom – 1
Paul, Metropolitan of Aleppo
11 August 2016
According to Chrysostom, the fact of the eschatological stipulation in Christian ethics doesn’t at all mean flight or escape from the world, but, on the contrary, facing up to it and orientating yours...
It separates the mind
Saint Maximos the Confessor
10 August 2016
People who believe in the Lord fear Hell. People who fear Hell restrain their passions. People who restrain their passions are patient in times of sorrow. People who are patient in times of sorrow are...
