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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...
On Fr Moyses’ poem ‘Athos Ithaca’ Iakovos Menelaou, MTh & MPhil 24 March 2016 Another basic common element between Cavafy’s ‘Ithaca’ and Fr Moyses ‘Athos Ithaca’ is that both allude allegorically to a spiritual travel. As we have seen, Cavafy asserts that the importance of th...
Not as much as he wants Saint Ephraim the Syrian 23 March 2016 In accordance with His plan, God permits each of us to be afflicted with various sorrows, so that it becomes clear which of us loves Him. And the evil one also tempts and torments our soul, not as muc...
The Holy and Great Orthodox Council: From St. Constantine to Crete Evagelos Sotiropoulos, Archon Ostiarios, political scientist, freelance columnist 23 March 2016 The Holy and Great Council of the Orthodox Church to be held in Crete during Pentecost has prompted a great deal of discussion. The affirmation at the January Synaxis of Primates in Chambésy to procee...
Give and take Saint Paisios the Athonite 22 March 2016 If you give all your love to God, you'll receive all of His in return, to pass on to other people....
Theology and Science: A Shift towards the Human Person Vasileios Konstantoudis, PhD in Physics, Researcher in "Democritus" Research Center 22 March 2016 In science, in the past, the necessity for this movement was indicated in three different ways which might prove useful in an anthropocentric shift in the dialogue between Science and Theology: ...
The same as doctors do Saint John Chrysostom 21 March 2016 When your brothers fall into sin, you shouldn't ignore them or look down on them. Instead, you should shield them before they sin, and then, if they do, take care of them. This is what doctors do. The...
Fr Moyses’ teachings through his poetry Iakovos Menelaou, MTh & MPhil 21 March 2016 Here, we have a traveller who left Athens and went to Athos, intending to become a monk. Athos is called by Fr Moyses’ traveller Ithaca, illustrating Cavafy’s impact, and denotes Odysseus’ prospecti...
Don’t shrug your shoulders Saint Nicholas Velimirovich 20 March 2016 Even if you can't become a first class saint. like Saint Anthony, don't just shrug your shoulders and say ‘There's nothing I can do about it'. Try even harder and double the talent that God gave you....
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