And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me. Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, teaching them to observe all that I Read more
Metropolitan Nikolaos (Hatzinikolaou) of Mesogaia and Lavreotiki To our unnatural and ‘illogical’ logic, it appears that each person does not bear full responsibility individually. The main weight lies with the all-powerful nature of the prevailing, impersonal social outlook and the uncontrollably frenzied times in which we live. These times Read more
And getting into a boat He crossed over and came to his own city. And behold, they brought to Him a paralytic, lying on his bed; and when Jesus saw their faith He said to the paralytic, “Take heart, my son; your sins are forgiven.” And behold, some of the Read more
Protopresbyter Georgios Dorbarakis The Christian life is to be judged entirely on our attitude to other people. The welcome we give others, how we find room for them, is indicative, or otherwise, of our good apprenticeship. Because, according to his own revelation, Christ and other people are one and Read more
Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy, in proportion to our faith; if service, in our serving; he who teaches, in his teaching; he who exhorts, in his exhortation; he who contributes, in liberality; he who gives aid, with zeal; Read more
Dear all, We are pleased to announce that “Man of God”, the highly anticipated award-winning film based on the life of Saint Nektarios of Aegina starring Aris Servetalis, Alexander Petrov, and Mickey Rourke, will have its Northeastern U.S. premiere at the Great Lakes Christian Film Festival on Saturday August 7th at Read more
Metropolitan Nikolaos (Hatzinikolaou) of Mesogaia and Lavreotiki An experience which isn’t genuine produces Christians who, instead of being saved within the Church, feel as though they should save the truth. Instead of discerning the face of Christ in our brother and sister Christians, we see opponents whom we must Read more
Rejoice with those who rejoice, weep with those who weep. Live in harmony with one another; do not be haughty, but associate with the lowly; never be conceited. Repay no one evil for evil, but take through for what is noble in the sight of all. Romans 12:15-17 Small groups are really Read more
Metropolitan Nikolaos (Hatzinikolaou) of Mesogaia and Lavreotiki What are the characteristic features of the authentic Christian experience? We can begin by looking at the end of the first chapter of the Gospel according to Saint John, the section regarding the call of the disciples. This passage is of particular Read more
For as in one body we have many members, and all the members do not have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. Having gifts that differ according to the grace given to us, let us use them: if prophecy Read more
Have you ever had to choose between two good things? Maybe between two great toys? Two delicious meals? Two fun places to go? Maybe you just couldn’t decide which one was best. In today’s Gospel reading, our Lord Jesus Christ asks that same kind of question (but He doesn’t really Read more
You are the Light of the world. Matthew 5:14 I’m taking a one-day break from our encouragement series to send out a special message about kindness. There is a lot of anxiety in the world today. We don’t need any more of it. In our fallen world, no one is perfect. There is no Read more