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Prophet Elijah: Alone against all!
Metropolitan Dionysios of Servia and Kozani †
20 July 2022
In the ranks of the Old Testament prophets, a special position is occupied by the Prophet Elijah, whose sacred memory the Church honours and celebrates today. In the New Testament, the name of the Pro... 
‘A city built on a hill cannot be hidden’
Protopresbyter Themistoklis Mourtzanos
19 July 2022
‘A city built on a hill cannot be hidden. No one after lighting a lamp puts it under the bushel basket, but on the lampstand, and it gives light to all in the house’ (Matt. 5, 14-15).
How does the wo...
There’s nothing good
Saint Dimitri of Rostov
19 July 2022
This world, which God’s forgotten, is nothing but a valley of sin, and a labyrinth of mourning. There’s nothing good about it, nothing laudable. Sin, iniquity and apostasy reign everywhere, as do ...
On self-esteem and self-knowledge
Protopresbyter Themistoklis Mourtzanos
18 July 2022
‘Lord, I am not worthy that you should come under my roof’.
Self-esteem or self-knowledge? These are two states of human existence which these days are attracting the interest of many people. When th...
Theology of Events (Titus 3, 8-15)
Archimandrite Varnavas Lambropoulos
18 July 2022
A superficial reading of today’s epistle gives the impression of dry moralism. Saint Paul twice urges the faithful to devote themselves to good works, considering these to be evidence of the fruits of...
The Trap of Religiosity
Vasileios Stoyiannos, Professor A.U.Th. and Civil Governor of Mount Athos (†)
18 July 2022
The Christian faith is a ‘path of life’. It’s a way that continues as long as people live, with no stops and no delays. It’s continual movement, parallel to our daily life and activities. Along this r...
We’ve got it wrong
Elder Moisis the Athonite †
18 July 2022
We’ve got it wrong, we’ve learned wrongly, we’ve become accustomed to what’s sacrilegious, alien and foreign. We should confess our sins, whatever they are, without excuses, without justifications...
It cuts his head off
Saint John Chrysostom
17 July 2022
Repentance, which seems dreadful and horrific to sinners, heals transgressions, does away with iniquities, stops tears, gives boldness towards God, is a weapon against the devil, a sword that cuts...
It’s the queen
Saint Ephraim Katounakiotis
16 July 2022
All the Holy Fathers declare that the first place in the life of Christians belongs to prayer. You want to make something happen? Pray. You want to be saved? Pray. All prayers are good and holy, b...
Love destroying love
Saint John of Kronstadt
15 July 2022
The devil, our most repulsive enemy, strives to destroy love through another love. Love for God and our neighbor with love of the world. This is why we should root out love for this world and cult...
