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On the beautiful road of love – a letter of Elder Ephraim of Arizona
Elder Ephraim in Arizona †
18 January 2015
I pray that the All-good God will send down upon you the All-holy Spirit, as He did to His divinely sent holy Apostles, so that you may be enlightened to walk the arduous path of salvation. “Behold no... 
New Martyr George of Ioannina (+1838)
17 January 2015
George was born in 1808 in the village Tsourchli in what is now Grevena Prefecture, Greece, the son of a poor farmer Constantine and his wife Vasilo. Orphaned at a young age and without any formal edu...
What is a saint?
Fr. Stanley Harakas
16 January 2015
All of us have heard of the saints. The names of nearly all of us are a saint’s name. We know about some popular saints, like St. George or St. Demetrios or especially, the Mother of our Lord, the Vir...
Elder Paisios of Mt. Athos entered the registry of the Saints of the Orthodox Church
15 January 2015
The Holy and Sacred Synod convened today, Tuesday, January 13, 2015, with His All-Holiness presiding for its regular monthly meeting, for the purpose of examining various items on its agenda.
Durin...
Meaningful Prayers
15 January 2015
If we live in the world – we most likely are struggling with our prayer life. How can we transform our prayers so that they are more meaningful? How can we focus our mind in our hearts so that we can ...
All Scripture Is Inspired by God: The case of Apocrypha
Joel Kalvesmaki
15 January 2015
Joel Kalvesmaki is Editor in Byzantine Studies at Dumbarton Oaks, overseeing the production of Dumbarton Oaks' flagship Byzantine publications, print and digital. He is active in the digital humanitie...
Discovering Orthodoxy Through Music
13 January 2015
Shawn Wallace, Associate Professor of Music at Ohio State University
In this episode, Jacob Lee hears the story of Shawn Wallace, Associate Professor of Music and faculty advisor of the Orthodox Chr...
You are not doing better
Fr. Stephen Freeman
13 January 2015
“I’m doing better.” Over the years I’m sure I’ve heard this many times in confession. I’ve also heard, “I’m not doing so well.” These are timely updates, personal measures and reports on the state of ...
The Athos of Herman Hissink
12 January 2015
Herman Hissink visited Mount Athos at least 7 times, always in the company of his students, starting 1969 till, probably, 1976. The following pictures are all made by Herman Hissink during his visits....
