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The joy I don’t want you to experience
Protopresbyter Themistoklis Mourtzanos
16 January 2023
If you take a brief look at the internet, you’ll see an unprecedented toxicity in the comments section under the articles. Public figures aren’t judged by their actions or their moral stature, but are... 
The Heart and God
Saint Theophan the Recluse
16 January 2023
God is everywhere. And when He finds a heart that isn’t opposed to Him, a humble heart, He enters it and fills it with joy. The joy of the heart which has God within it is so great that it attaches it...
It’s offered as a gift
Elder Efraim Vatopaidinos
16 January 2023
We people are potentially persons. Our completion as persons, which is the purpose of our existence, is achieved through our elevation to the uncreated archetype. This elevation is offered to us a...
Saint Maria of Olonets: They Saw her Face Shining in Life and after Death
15 January 2023
The suffering hermit lay in bed for about three weeks. Each day, after the Liturgy, a hieromonk came with the Precious Gifts so that she could make her communion.
On the fifteenth day, her face was t...
Thanksgiving and Gratitude
Ioannis Karavidopoulos, Professor Emeritus of New Testament Hermeneutics, A. U. Th.
15 January 2023
Imagine for a moment how frightening it would feel to be cut off from all other people, without any chance of contacting or encountering anyone else, while at the same time having a body which was sic...
Don’t let it sweeten you
Saint Isaac the Syrian
15 January 2023
We walk among stumbling-blocks and pitfalls. Pray that we don’t fall into them. The snares of death are full of sweetness. Don’t let your soul be caught up in their sweetness. The sweetness of the...
It’s natural
Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk
14 January 2023
Joy in our heart is a clear sign of our love for God. Because it’s natural to feel joy for whatever we love. So, without joy, our love for God is inconceivable.
Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk...
After the holidays, what now?
Protopresbyter Themistoklis Mourtzanos
13 January 2023
‘So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up’ (Eph. 4, 11-12).
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On Pride and Humility
Abba Dorotheos
13 January 2023
Excerpt from Instruction 1
What, then, is the cause and what’s the cure for this arrogant and disdainful behaviour? Listen to what the Lord says: ‘Learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, ...
The sweetest fruit
Elder Christodoulos, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Koutloumousi
13 January 2023
Ministration to others is riches of the heart, the sweetest fruit of love for God and our neighbor. It’s an act of empathy, flowing from the soul towards everyone, since such service isn’t offered...
