Fr. Andreas Agathokleous The ‘forgive me’ which comes from a heart in pain over a mistake breaks down the hard wall of remoteness, of animosity, and unites that which was divided. This is why it’s neither easy nor painless. Because the easy and painless ‘forgive me’, expressed as a Read more
Sunday Epistles & Gospels Sunday of the Seventh Ecumenical Council The Parable of the Sower “Parable of the Sower” by Fikos, 2006. The Parable of the Sower Gospel Reading for the Sunday of the Seventh Ecumenical Council Luke 8:5-15 Jesus said this parable, “A sower went out to sow his Read more
Protopresbyter Themistoklis Mourtzanos ‘When our conscience tells us to do something and we ignore it, and when it then tells us to do something else and we don’t do it, we steadily and relentlessly stamp upon it; we bury it and it can’t shout aloud within us any more, Read more
Sunday Epistles & Gospels Sunday of the Seventh Ecumenical Council Focus on What is Good and Profitable, Not What is Stupid and Controversial EPISTLE FOR THE SUNDAY OF THE SEVENTH ECUMENICAL COUNCIL TITUS 3:8-15 Titus, my son, the saying is sure. I desire you to insist on these things, so Read more
Saint Thalassios the Libyan The salvation of the whole of creation is the exquisite providence of the Creator. In his compassion, the Lord supports all those who are in danger of falling and raises all those who have, in fact, fallen and been crushed. Source: pemptousia.com
Have you ever tried to grow a plant? If you wanted it to live, you had to put it in a sunny spot, give it good dirt, water it, and take care of it. Today’s Gospel reading tells us about how a farmer tried to grow his plants too. It Read more
Kindness should be our personal goal, whether it is returned or not. If our goal is to be kind, kindness will blossom from us and spread.
Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos Every human character is considered to be ailing if divine grace is absent from it, because this grace perfects and maintains everything, since ‘it cures sicknesses and supplies what is missing’. The Lord stresses this when he says: ‘without me, you can do nothing’ (Jn. 15,
To serve means to offer service as it is needed, not necessarily in how we want to serve. Focus not just on work, but ministry through service.
Protopresbyter Georgios Dorbarakis ‘Whoever falls is pitiable. But more wretched is someone who entices another into falling because that person then bears the burden of both, as well as the burden of pleasure tasted by the other’ (Saint John of Sinai, The Ladder of Divine Ascent, discourse 15). The saint
We try to place blame in all circumstances, even with nothing to blame. When faced with problems, we must identify causes and find solutions.
There are lots of circumstances that are beyond our control. How we look at certain circumstances is a choice. Be a glass half full person.