Sunday Epistles & Gospels Fifth Sunday of Luke God’s Grace is Sufficient to Overcome the Thorns Image by dem-pix from Pixabay Epistle for the Fifth Sunday of Luke II Corinthians 11:31-33; 12:1-9 Brethren, the God and Father of the Lord Jesus, he who is blessed for ever, knows that I
Hieromonk Chrysostomos Koutloumousianos ‘Right’ and ‘Left’ don’t only have to do with political alignments. The terms were also used to define two categories of temptation in the spiritual life. Indeed, because it’s less perceptible, the temptation ‘from the right’ was considered the more dangerous. When does a temptation come
There are so many choices, it seems, when it comes to making decisions. Do I do what is popular? Or profitable? Do I take a risk or play it conservative? Do I please myself more than others, or please others to my own detriment? Do I listen to the voice of marketers who are trying to sell me the latest electronic gadget, or am I content with what I have? So many choices, so few clear-cut answers.
Protopresbyter Georgios Dorbarakis ‘Humility is an anonymous grace of the soul, which can be named only by those who know it from experience. It’s inexpressible riches, it’s an appellation of God, a gift of God’ (Saint John the Sinaite, The Ladder of Divine Ascent, discourse 25, 3). We need to
Have you ever wished you could see a miracle? Maybe you thought a miracle would change things for you, or show you how you should act. In today’s Gospel reading, we hear a story about the rich man and the poor man who both died. The poor man had suffered
Choosing to Thrive in My Circumstances PART X Choose to Show Up Photo by RODNAE Productions from Pexels Numbers 16:16 And Moses said to Korah, “Be present, you and all your company, before the Lord.” My Spiritual Father has a saying: 80% of life is just showing up. When you
Protopresbyter Georgios Dorbarakis The path of wickedness is easy; the path of goodness is difficult. ‘As easy as it is for the upright to change and fall away, it’s just as difficult for the others, the wicked, to alter’ (Saint John the Sinaite, The Ladder of Divine Ascent, discourse 24,
Choosing to Thrive in My Circumstances PART IX Choose Dignity: Remember Who Made You Image by 165106 from Pixabay Job 40:10 Deck yourself with majesty and dignity; clothe yourself with glory and splendor. Today’s Scripture verse from Job 40:10 could be read in a narcissistic way, that we should dress
Feast Day Epistles & Gospels Feast of The Holy Great Martyr Demetrios the Myrrh-streamer Being a Christian Isn’t Always Going to Make You Popular Image by www_slon_pics from Pixabay Gospel for the Feast of St. Demetrios John 15:17-27; 16:1-2 The Lord said to his disciples: “This I command you, to
Dr. Nikolaos Koios, Content Coach of Pemptousia There are times, in religious circles, when confusion arises over which people have mental health issues and which are possessed by demonic energy. When Saint Païsios the Athonite was asked how the people that have mental health issues can be distinguished from the possessed,
Feast Day Epistles & Gospels Feast of The Holy Great Martyr Demetrios the Myrrh-streamer Winning Is Not Everything Photo from St. Demetrios Greek Orthodox Church in Fort Worth, TX Epistle for the Feast of St. Demetrios 2 Timothy 2:1-10 Timothy, my son, be strong in the grace that is in
Sunday Epistles & Gospels Sixth Sunday of Luke Asking Jesus to Be With Us, Following His Call, and Having Courage Gospel Reading for the Sixth Sunday of Luke Luke 8:26-39 Listen Now At that time, as Jesus arrived at the country of the Gadarenes, there met him a man from