By Fr. Michael Psaromatis Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia Before the sun lifts its golden veil over Fiji, while the matangi (the soft morning breeze) moves gently through the banana trees and hibiscus, I watch a single flame flicker beside an icon of the Virgin Mary and Christ. In the […]
But the Counselor, the Holy Spirit, Whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all that I have said to you. John 14:26 The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Holy Trinity. Like the Father and the […]
Unless the Lord builds the house, those who build it labor in vain. Unless the Lord watches over the city, the watchman stays awake in vain. Psalm 127:1 The theme of this Lenten period for the Prayer Team is “Arise & Build,” based on Nehemiah 2:18. Each week we will examine […]
In those days, Stephen, full of grace and power, did great wonders and signs among the people. Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called) and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia; arose and […]
Ioannis Foundoulis Professor of the Theological School A. U. Th. † On 30 January, the Church celebrates the memory of the three great hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian and John Chrysostom. This is not a commemoration in the strict sense of the word, i.e. the anniversary of […]
In those days, Stephen, full of grace and power, did great wonders and signs among the people. Then some of those who belonged to the synagogue of the Freedmen (as it was called) and of the Cyrenians, and of the Alexandrians, and of those from Cilicia and Asia; arose and disputed […]
James W. Lillie The Holy Great Martyr Barbara lived and suffered during the reign of the emperor Maximian (305-311). Her father, Dioskoros, was a rich pagan, a prominent citizen in Ilioupolis in Syria. After the death of his wife, he devoted himself to the upbringing of his only daughter. […]
Saint Nicholas Velimirovich Inequality is wiser and is preferable to equality. Inequality was placed as the very foundation of the created world. We should rejoice over this inequality and not rebel against it, because it was put in place by love, not by hatred; by wisdom, not derangement. Our […]
Metropolitan Nektarios of Hong Kong and South-East Asia In the 11th Century, at the time of Emperor Alexios Komninos, the common feast of the three great Fathers of the Church, Saint John Chrysostom, Archbishop of Constantinople, Saint Gregory the Theologian, Archbishop of Constantinople and Basil the Great, Archbishop of […]
Let your gentleness be known to all man. The Lord is at hand. Philippians 4:5 Many of us are anxious these days. One of the most encouraging and reassuring chapters in the Bible is Philippians 4:4-13. For the next several days, I’m going to put the Heart of Encouragement Unit […]
Welcome to The Daily Prayer Team messages, each day includes a passage of scripture, a reflection and a prayer. Sponsored by Saint John Greek Orthodox Church in Tampa, FL. And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all […]
Meet the Founding Father REV. CHRISTOPHER T. METROPULOS, D.min. Shaped by a life of service to Christ’s Church, Fr. Christopher has dedicated himself to using all the tools God has placed at his disposal to spread the light of Orthodoxy across the United States of America. Fr. Christopher realized from […]