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St Theodore Tyron’s miracle 19 March 2016 Saint Theodore the Tyron was from the area of city of Amasia in Pontus. He was a Roman soldier during Maximian’s great persecution (c. 303) and gave his life for Christ (c.306/307). Saint Martyr...
It’s not their fault Saint John of Kronstadt 18 March 2016 Don't make a display of your passion. Don't hurt other people by externalizing the badness you have within you. Confess your sorrow to God at having a soul full of wickedness and that your life is pur...
The presence of Orthodox monasticism in Finland Basil Anagnostopoulos 18 March 2016 Monasticism in the Orthodox Church of Finland has stood firmly by the Church, and they faced dauntlessly together the long and oppressive foreign yoke and the stiff and fanatic religious proselytism...
At the mercy of their sins Saint John Chrysostom 17 March 2016 The righteous are made sad by the just trials they undergo, but benefit from them, to the glory of God. The unrighteous, on the other hand, are at the mercy of their sins....
Science and Religion: From theories and dogmas to people Vasileios Konstantoudis, PhD in Physics, Researcher in "Democritus" Research Center 17 March 2016 The commonest way of dealing with the relationship between science and religion today seems to be that of rivalry. Science and Religion are two different ways of approaching the truth about the world,...
Beneficial advice 16 March 2016 A brother once went to Abba Filika and took some laymen with him. He asked the abba to say something beneficial to them. But the elder remained silent. The brother continued to implore him for a long ...
Cavafy’s and Fr Moyses’ Ithacas Iakovos Menelaou, MTh & MPhil 16 March 2016 Although Ithaca is an existing place, the overall description and, of course, Odysseus’ travel is a mythical one. Thus, the allegory of a fruitful travel links to the myth of Odysseus. On the other ...
Greedily take as much as you can Saint Ignatios Brianchaninoff 15 March 2016 Fill yourself greedily with the word of God. Fill yourself greedily with observing Christ's commandments. Fill yourself greedily with the food on the table which has been prepared before you by the Lo...
The Tradition of Byzantine Monasticism in the Orthodox Church of Finland Basil Anagnostopoulos 15 March 2016 The Tradition of Byzantine Monasticism in the Orthodox Church of Finland. The tradition of Byzantine monasticism was first transmitted to the West in the 6th century (15) and afterwards further Eas...
A joyful wedding service Saint Nicholas Velimirovich 14 March 2016 Those who clothe themselves with patience will see victory and the glory of God. For those who love the Lord, even the straitest and narrowest path is more than wide enough. The greatest pain is a lig...
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