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How devil works Saint Porfyrios Kavsolkalyvitis 13 March 2016 The devil's managed to diminish himself to such an extent that he's got people to use other names for him. They don't accept that it's the devil who moves and incites people to egotism....
You have the altar with you Saint John Chrysostom 12 March 2016 If we're watchful, the Grace of the Holy Spirit makes us temples of God, with the result that, everywhere, everything's to hand for us. Wherever you are, you’ve got the sacrificial altar... since you ...
Common locations in Cavafy’s and Fr Moyses’ Poetry Iakovos Menelaou, MTh & MPhil 12 March 2016 In these lines, Fr Moyses preaches the same ideals as Cavafy: experience, knowledge and wisdom, which can be acquired during a journey. Cavafy and Fr Moyses present this triptych (experience, knowle...
Fruitlessly and harmfully Saint Ignatios Brianchaninoff 11 March 2016 We labor in vain, in vain, pointlessly and to our detriment when we attempt to acquire the sublime gifts of the spirit prematurely. Our merciful God gives them at the appropriate time to those who ste...
A historical outline of the Athonite Monasticism Kriton Chrysochoidis 11 March 2016 The monks of Mount Athos could not remain indifferent to the Greek Revolution of 1821 when fighting broke out in Macedonia and Halkidiki. Indeed many of them, like the energetic Nicephoros, secretar...
You’ll get nowhere Elder - Thaddeus of Vitovnica 10 March 2016 If you want to set someone on the right path, to teach and advise them, first you must be humble and speak to them with great love. They'll welcome your advice, because they'll feel that it's been giv...
How Monasticism saved tradition under difficult circumstances Basil Anagnostopoulos 10 March 2016 The monastic life which developed in this way in the Church of Byzantium from its foundation in the 4th century to the 10th century has become one of the greatest factors in the Church’s life, its e...
Our joy’s guarantor Saint Nicholas Velimirovich 9 March 2016 Christ alone, the Son of the living God, is the bearer, the source and the guarantor or real joy such as our soul desires....
The Journey in Cavafy’s and Fr Moyses’ poetry Iakovos Menelaou, MTh & MPhil 9 March 2016 Also, according to Cavafy, even if you think that you have been deceived, because Ithaca has been proved poor, you should just bear in mind one thing; the wisdom you gain from Ithaca: If then you f...
It’s concealed there Saint Mark the Ascetic 8 March 2016 In a wonderful way, involuntary sorrows conceal God's mercy, which brings those who have patience to repentance and frees them from eternal hell....
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