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It doesn’t see the tomb Saint Nicholas Velimirovich 29 March 2016 Source:wikimedia commons The spirit which hasn't been darkened by sin looks up high into the heavens, it doesn't look down at the tomb. But the spirit that's been darkened by sin looks into the grav...
On Elder Georgios of Gregoriou Monastery, Mt Athos 29 March 2016 Abbot of Vatopedi Monastery Elder Ephraim's address on the Late Elder Georgios, Former Abbot of Gregoriou Monastery, Mt Athos, Greece...
They do no good Saint John Chrysostom 28 March 2016 Correct teachings are of no value if we ignore them in the way we live our lives....
‘Athos Ithaca’, a Poem for Orthodox Christian Monasticism Iakovos Menelaou, MTh & MPhil 28 March 2016 ‘Athos Ithaca’ is a poem closely related to monasticism and its Christian character is revealed through the importance of monasticism in Orthodoxy. Monasticism is a mystery, in which a person leaves...
The cunning, slithering snake Saint John of Kronstadt 27 March 2016 Source:www.42evolution.org As often as you can, lift up your heart in gratitude to God, to the Holy Spirit, Who gives you life and light. And, at the same time flee far away from the spirit of doubt...
The Holy and Great Orthodox Council and the Ecumenical Patriarchate Evagelos Sotiropoulos, Archon Ostiarios, political scientist, freelance columnist 27 March 2016 2. The Role of the Ecumenical Patriarchate In the absence of an Emperor, the Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople has been entrusted by the Church with this leadership role. The Great Church i...
You harvest thorns Saint Ignatios Brianchaninoff 26 March 2016 If you sow uncultivated land, you'll just waste your seeds, and, instead of wheat, you'll harvest thorns. We, too, if we sow prayer in our soul while our flesh is fat, we'll harvest sin instead of goo...
Constantinople’s Walls: The Alive Memory Giorgos Kseinos, Doctor - Novelist 26 March 2016 ΤHE WALLS The Walls of the City are the very history of Byzantium. They are the strategic choice that ensured the survival of the Empire for so many years, arming it against “all ...
Burnished pearls Saint Arsenie Boca 25 March 2016 The tears of gratitude shed by the poor for your acts of charity towards them will be burnished pearls for you in the life beyond the grave....
The most just and the most unjust Saint Nectarios of Pentapolis 24 March 2016 Envy is the passion of a malicious soul that goes into meltdown with jealousy when it sees its neighbor doing well. It's an impassioned critic of anything good that anyone else enjoys. It's the root o...
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