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The religious education in Germany today 14 July 2016 Interview with Dr. Friedrich Schweitzer, Professor of Religious Education & Practical Theology (Tübingen University)...
Μonasticism is nothing other than living in the kingdom of heaven Archimandrite Ephraim, Abbot of the Vatopaidi Monastery 14 July 2016 Living with Elder Iosif, Father Sofronios learned empirically that monasticism is nothing other than living in the kingdom of heaven, experiencing divine Grace. He stressed that he never forgot thos...
The most biased referee Abba Kassianos 13 July 2016 Christ, as the most biased referee and umpire in our contests, keeps the balance between us and our opponents, tempers the excessive power of their attacks and, besides, ‘together with temptation;’ gi...
Situations Not Caused By, But Involving Pregnancy Valarie H. Protopapas 13 July 2016 There have been cases where women severely injured in accidents or suffering from some other terminal medical problem such as stroke or advanced heart disease have been kept alive by artificial mean...
Opportunities for ecclesiastical intervention in cyberspace to preserve the authentic Orthodox ethos 13 July 2016 Dr. Petros Panagiotopoulos, PhD Theology, Associate of the Department of Theology AUTH Graduate Programs in employment, OPEN Courses Lessons, Lifelong Learning and Teacher Trainings, Coordinator at Internship Project for Students (NSRF) of the Department of Theology, Instructor at the Theological Faculty of Orthodox University of Congo....
Hieromonk Sophrony of Saint Panteleïmon (1896-1993) – 11 July Elder Moisis the Athonite † 13 July 2016 He was born in Moscow in 1896 and his lay name was Sergei Symeonovich Sakharov. As he himself recalls, his first experience of the vision of the uncreated light occurred in his childhood. He studied a...
Not many walk the path Saint Makarios the Egyptian 12 July 2016 When they’d suffered many tortures and had shown endurance unto death, the holy martyrs became worthy of crowns and glory. The more cruel the tortures they underwent, the more glory and boldness they ...
Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos as a Disciple of Elder Iosif the Hesychast Archimandrite Ephraim, Abbot of the Vatopaidi Monastery 12 July 2016 Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos made his renunciation at the age of 16, in the summer of 1937, at the Holy Monastery of Stavrovouni in Cyprus. The reason behind his doing so was the following event. He’d wat...
Inauguration of the Chapel of Our Lady the Consolation, at the Monastery of Our Lady Swift to Hear
The last day of Saint Paissios the Athonite 12 July 2016 Eventually, Elder Paissios got cancer and was taken into hospital in Thessaloniki. At the hospital, they looked after him as best they could. Nevertheless, his cancer spread so much that the end was v...
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