Archimandrite Georgios Kapsanis, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Gregoriou † In the beginning, God made Adam and Eve free. They could accept His love or reject it; they could make good use of the freedom or misuse it. The commandment not to eat of the tree of the Read more
Saint Iakovos Tsalikis Don’t trust people. Be careful who you have dealings with. Never listen to what people are saying. Then you have temptations. We’re human. The devil has many ploys, machinations and snares. Everything within a marriage should be dealt with through love, meekness and patience. Have faith Read more
Saint John of Kronstadt When we have a good thought, it means that within us there’s a good and supreme initial cause, which is leading our soul towards sanctity. It clearly appears from this that every good thing is somehow hidden away within us and that it’s a waste Read more
Heretic! Hank Hanegraaff, Francis Chan and Metropolitan Yohan have all been accused of being heretics. The backlash that Francis Chan received after making comments about the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist was the inspiration to have this…
Have you ever walked around in a library? Maybe you’ve walked around in the grown-up section, and you’ve seen books and books about things you don’t even understand. Then you know how much there really is to learn! In today’s Gospel reading, our Lord reminds us how much there is Read more
Blessed Paraskevi. The fragrant blossom of the desert “God is marvellous in His saints” are the words of the Prophet of God (Ps. 67, 35). He’s wonderful in the whole of creation, in all the other creatures, magnificent in people, as His most accomplished creation, but most wonderful and best Read more
Metropolitan Ioïl (Frangkakos) of Edessa, Pella, and Almopia ‘The seed is the Word of God’. The Lord often spoke in similes and parables. One of the most important of the parables is that of the sower. A farmer sowed his seed in a field and it fell on four Read more
Archimandrite Varnavas Lambropoulos Today the Church celebrates the memory of the holy Fathers of the 7th Holy and Ecumenical Synod, which was called in Nicaea, Bithynia, in the year 787, and was presided over by Saint Tarasios, the Patriarch of Constantinople. It was attended by three hundred and fifty Read more
Ioannis Karavidopoulos, Professor of the School of Theology of the University of Thessaloniki The parable of the sower is a wake-up call for self-criticism and self-knowledge. People often wonder and are surprised at the apparent failure of Christianity in the world, which can be seen to a greater or Read more
Saint Paisios the Athonite If we could emerge from ourselves (from the love we have for our self), we’d emerge from the attraction of the earth and then we’d see everything in reality, with divine vision, purely and profoundly. Source: pemptousia.com
Elder Ephraim of Arizona † Angels in heaven, in glory and hymns. People in their joys and their palaces. God the Creator in a cave, in a manger, as if He were the poorest of the poor. What humility on the part of Jesus. You should acquire this humility, Read more
One time when Jesus was going to Jerusalem, He wanted to stop at a Samaritan village. He sent messengers to prepare for His arrival, but the Samaritans were unwilling to accept Him, because He was on His way to Jerusalem. ‘When the disciples James and John saw this, they asked, Read more