Be exalted, O God, above the heavens! Let Thy glory be over all the earth! Psalm 57:5 A great deal of our liturgical services are taken from the Psalms. That is because the Psalms cry to God with every emotion and our services reflect all of our various emotions. Many Read more…
Dr Petros Panayiotopoulos As regards the origins of the universe, the scientific community traditionally believed in its eternal existence. Going as far back as Ancient Greek thought, the prevailing scientific concept was that the universe always existed and would continue to do so. Everything changed when Albert Einstein introduced Read more…
In God I trust without a fear. What can man do to me? Psalm 56:11 One time, I was confiding in my Spiritual Father that I was very anxious about what some people thought of me, and whether their thoughts might affect me professionally. I remember something he said, which Read more…
Did you know God gives us Something to Bring us Closer to Him? A long time ago, the “custodian” was a helper in the household who took the kids to school to learn. Or sometimes, the “custodian” was somebody who taught the children in the house, like a tutor. He Read more…
Watch Now. Metropolitan of Diocleia. Kallistos (Ware) speaks on his liturgical experience in Orthodox life. Source: pemptousia.com
Save me, O God, by Thy name, and vindicate me by Thy might. Psalm 54:1 We constantly look to others for approval. This is very typical, almost natural behavior for us. Everyone wants to feel accepted and liked for who they are. And sometimes, in our desire to be liked Read more…
Dr Petros Panayiotopoulos The matter of the beginning of the world is one which traditionally has belonged to those great issues which have engaged our minds. How was the world created? What existed before that which we see? What was it that brought it all into existence? This is Read more…
Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away form you, with all malice, and be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. Ephesians 4: 31-32 We’ll resume our reflections on the Psalms tomorrow after our one-week journey Read more…
And all spoke well of Him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth; and they said, “Is not this Joseph’s son?” And He said to them, “Doubtless you will quote to Me this proverb, ‘Physician, heal yourself; what we have heard you did at Capernaum, Read more…
† Dionysios, Metropolitan of Servia and Kozani In the ranks of the Old Testament prophets, a special position is occupied by the Prophet Elijah, whose sacred memory the Church honours and celebrates today. In the New Testament, the name of the Prophet Elijah is frequently mentioned by Christ Himself. Read more…
Saint Paisios the Athonite ‘Elder, when a proud thought comes, I suffer’. Do you hold it inside yourself? ‘Yes’. Why do you keep it? Shut the door on it. If you hold on to it, you’ll do yourself harm. The thought comes like a thief. You open the door, Read more…
Saint Nicodemus the Hagiorite Saint Marina was from a village in Pisidia, the daughter and only child of a certain Aidesios, a pagan priest, and lived in the reign of Emperor Claudius II. When she was twelve, her mother died and she was given into the charge of another Read more…