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Intellectual activity on Mt Athos at past times Kriton Chrysochoidis 8 March 2016 As was the case with all the monastic libraries in the East, those on Mount Athos may well have been infrequently used, but they can certainly not be written off as storehouses for relics. Contrary ...
Struggle and sacrifice Saint Ephraim Katounakiotis 7 March 2016 God wants a clean heart from us. That we should take notice only of Him. God doesn't want company in our heart. He wants to rule there alone....
Monastic Rules at Byzantine Era Basil Anagnostopoulos 7 March 2016 The Ascetic Rules (7) that he drafted for the monastery which he founded in Pontus in 361, inspite of their strict formulation were aimed to give to the monks the kind of social life that they would...
Symbols of gladness Saint John Chrysostom 6 March 2016 Joy is the fulfilment of desires, the enjoyment of what is pleasant and the eradication of sorrows. Where there is joy, the sorrow of tears takes flight, the heavy gloom of mourning departs, sadness i...
Like a lit candle Saint - Saint Seraphim of Sarov 5 March 2016 In careful people, the intellect is like a watchful guard and sentinel of the inner Jerusalem. From the height of the spiritual life it sees its surroundings with a clear eye, as it does the opposing ...
Real stars Saint Paisios the Athonite 4 March 2016 Because they're humble, people with a rich inner life are real stars, moving at breathtaking speed, but quietly and humbly, without anyone realizing how they move, even though they're great planets. T...
Jonathan Jackson: “I’m just a sinner stumbling towards the embrace of Christ” 4 March 2016 Your christian faith features in a lot of your songs' lyrics. Do you see yourself as an ambassador of christianity in the art world? For what reasons did you convert to orthodox christianity in 2...
The great enemy Saint Nektarios of Optina 3 March 2016 Condemnation is the great enemy of love. As soon as the urge to criticize someone comes to you, turn to the Lord immediately and say with vigilance: 'Indeed, Lord and King, grant me to see my own erro...
Symbolisms in Cavafy’s ‘Ithaca’ Iakovos Menelaou, MTh & MPhil 3 March 2016 If a person is characterized by lofty thoughts, then he has nothing to fear. There are no Laestrygonians, Cyclopes or Poseidon. This means that there are no impenetrable problems in anyone’s route t...
The true path Saint Nicholas Velimirovich 2 March 2016 Punishment of sinners occurs for important and creative educational reasons, two of which are obvious to us. First of all, through punishment, God corrects them and brings them to the true path of s...
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