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Through the Prayers of Our Holy Fathers
Fr. Stephen Freeman
16 July 2015
It is a phrase that is heard frequently in Orthodox services: “Through the prayers of our holy fathers, have mercy on us and save us!” The meaning of that phrase is enlarged and enlightened in the wri... 
Admiration, Veneration and Adoration
Michael Bressem, Ph.D.
15 July 2015
Deacon Michael Bressem
Imagine that a non-Orthodox friend sees you bowing before and then kissing an icon, lighting a candle and burning incense before, and then addressing it in prayer. What explan...
“Mystery of Art”: Jonathan Jackson’s new book
14 July 2015
Holywood actor Jonathan Jackson, recipient of five Emmy Awards, at an interview given in "Pemptousia" during his recent visit to the Monastery of Vatopaidi - Mt Athos, speaks about his new book "Mystery of Art"...
Do not forget Christ, so that He also remembers you
Saint Paisios the Athonite
12 July 2015
The basis of everything is to keep our minds on God by offering Him our heart, which He desires. When our mind is on God and the heart distances itself from the body, then man does not live on earth ...
A Conversation with Elder Sophrony († July 11)
12 July 2015
The abbot of the Great and Holy Monastery of Vatopedi, Archimandrite Ephraim, spoke with Elder Sophrony of blessed memory at the Holy Monastery of St. John the Baptist in Essex, England on 20 Septembe...
John Farina: “Is religion private or public issue?”
11 July 2015
John Farina, Associate Professor on Religion and Law field, George Mason University, speaks for Religion's position in society...
Drought
Abbot Tryphon
9 July 2015
Like much of the country, Washington State is experiencing drought. When most people think of Seattle, they think of rain, lots of rain. Anyone who would choose to live in the Puget Sound region, be...
Schleiermacher, Kierkegaard and Mantzarides’ teachings on Sin
Nele Weduwen, Postgraduate student at Theology
7 July 2015
It`s obvious here, that Mantzarides comprehension of the content of sin is more orientated on men`s relation to God and Jesus, whereas Kierkegaard and Schleiermacher concentrate more on the existent...
The unbeliever
Saint Nectarios of Pentapolis
6 July 2015
The unbeliever is the most unfortunate person among men because he is denied the single most precious thing in this world, faith, which is the only true guide toward truth and good fortune. The unbe...
Saint Athanasios the Athonite
Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos
5 July 2015
According to his biography, St Athanasios hailed from the east, from Trapezounta. After concluding his education- as a teacher of literature- while still very young he was touched by the Divine Grac...
