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Two things
Saint Basil the Great
7 June 2016
Get rid of two things about yourself: don’t think you’re somebody important and worthy; and don’t think that anybody else is of greater value than you.
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The Secular Culture on Abortion
Valarie H. Protopapas
7 June 2016
As is obvious in just this quick study of abortion within our nation’s culture today, compared to the pure, clear and undiluted moral certainty of the Church, secular society in the Twentieth Centur...
We need preparation for the Holy Communion
Saint Gregory the Theologian
7 June 2016
Some people take the Body of the Lord without the fear of God. And they eat it. But they aren’t filled. Because as long as they take the sacrament only through the mouth, they’ll never be filled with ...
The primary aim of theology is knowledge of God
George Mantzarides, Professor Emeritus of the Theological School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
7 June 2016
On the occasion of the convocation of the Holy and Great Synod of the Orthodox Church, we are publishing a text by George Mantzaridis, Emeritus Professor of Theology at the Aristotle University of T...
Don’t blame me
6 June 2016
I’m the LIGHT and you don’t see me. I’m the WAY and you don’t follow me. I am the TRUTH and you don’t believe me. I’m LIFE and you don’t seek me. I’m the TEACHER and you don’t listen to me. I’m the LO...
The Representation of Divine Names
Iakovos Menelaou, MTh & MPhil
6 June 2016
This is how Dionysius describes the divine names, in the fifth chapter of his treatise:
‘The divine name “Good” tells of all the processions of the universal Cause; it extends to beings and nonbei...
How can we fight our passions?
Saint Ignatios Brianchaninoff
5 June 2016
Novices need more time in order to train themselves in prayer. It is impossible to reach this supreme virtue shortly after entering the monastery or following the first few steps in asceticism.
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Orthodox monasticism: Maria’s “good portion” (Lk. 10,42)
George Mantzarides, Professor Emeritus of the Theological School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
5 June 2016
On the occasion of the convocation of the Holy and Great Synod of the Orthodox Church, we are publishing a text by George Mantzaridis, Emeritus Professor of Theology at the Aristotle University of T...
God is your Father
Saint John of Kronstadt
5 June 2016
If you call God your Father then you’ll trust Him as your only real Father, Who is merciful and all-wise, unalterable in His love and perfection
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