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Words, Words, Words…
23 May 2013
Too often we place our hopes in words and human thinking. But, can human thought or words ever gain...
Beyond Pascha
Fr. Stephen Freeman
5 May 2013
Forty days of Great Lent having been completed, along with Holy Week, and the Great Feast of Feasts,...
On Humility
Elder Iosif the Vatopaidan (+2009)
16 April 2013
We’ve passed the midway point of Great Lent, this competitive arena, and now we’re moving towards th...
John the Sinaite (+ Fourth Sunday of Great Lent): “On Vainglory”
13 April 2013
Anyone who’s vainglorious is a Christian idolater. Externally they pretend to worship God, but in fa...
The Struggle of Great Lent – ΙI
Elder Ephraim of Arizona
21 March 2013
Of course, we must keep the fast only as far as we’re able, with discretion, because we’re not all t...
The Struggle of Great Lent – Ι
Elder Ephraim of Arizona
19 March 2013
At this time we’re entering the great spiritual arena of the blessed Great Lent. Holy and Great Lent...
Return to Paradise (Cheese-Fare Sunday)
Μητροπολίτης - Antony Bloom
17 March 2013
In the person of the old Adam, the human race fell, when it sinned against love; and God’s dread jud...
How young people can benefit from Greek education – ΙΙ
Saint - Vasileios the Great
16 March 2013
The Path of Virtue We’ll get to the next life through virtue. Virtue which was extolled by poets, p...
How young people can benefit from Greek education – Ι
Saint - Vasileios the Great
13 March 2013
My dear children, there are many reasons I want to give you this advice. I think it’s the best I can...
No, son. Where did you get that from?
17 January 2013
(Discussion with Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos) Question: Why can’t we follow the path of sacrifice by o...
Economic Crisis – The Role of the Church
Archbishop of Tirana Anastasios
28 November 2012
Archbishop Anastasios of Tirana, Durrës and All Albania addressed the Central Committee of the World...
On the Presuppositions of our Personal Salvation
24 July 2012
Inquirer: Father, earlier you spoke about our personal salvation. Can you tell me more abo...
Death is Inevitable
Fr. Tryphon
22 July 2012
My recent bout with my heart brought the subject of mortality to the forefront for perhaps the fir...
Climbing Trees
Fr. John Garvey
21 July 2012
I grew up at the edge of Springfield, Illinois, across the street from open spaces, an active farm w...
God’s Saving Mercy
Fr. Tryphon
20 July 2012
We are not compelled to love God, having been created with free will. God does not, nor can He, co...
If the Second Coming of Our Lord Should Be Soon
Greek Orthodox Diocese of Denver - Bishop Isaiah
23 June 2012
For approximately 2,000 years, the Church of our Lord Jesus Christ has continued uninterruptedly i...
These things I believe
Dr. Charles Malik
13 April 2012
I am a Christian. I believe in God, the Creator from nothing of heaven and earth and of everything...
Thoughts on Freedom
Fr. Michael Gillis
17 March 2012
St. Theophan tells us that freedom is part of the divine nature that God has implanted in huma...
True Peace is the Way of the Cross
Fr. Tryphon
15 March 2012
In an age that seems to be forever witnessing wars between nations, and civil wars within nation...
The Sins of Others
Fr. Tryphon
15 March 2012
When we take our eyes off our own failings, shortcomings, and sins, we notice the failings of othe...
Elder Joseph, the Hesychast, as a person: An account of his deeds
18 December 2011
Throughout the thousand- year long history of the saint-nurturing Mount Athos countless holy figur...
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