Happy Thanksgiving!
Happy Thanksgiving to all! On this blessed day, we gather in gratitude for the countless gifts God has bestowed upon us. As we share meals and memories with our loved ones, let us remember to give thanks for the gift of faith, the beauty of creation, and the love we Read more…
The Promised Messiah of the Old Testament
Lord, God, the Lamb of God, the Father’s Son, Who takes away the sins of the world, have mercy on us, You Who did take away the sins of the world. The next day he saw Jesus coming toward him, and said, “Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away Read more…
Cooking with Emmy Louvaris: Gigantes (Greek Baked Butterbeans)
Looking for fast-friendly and vegetarian meal ideas? Try this recipe for gigantes (Greek baked butterbeans) from Emmy Louvaris! Ingredients: 2 lbs Dried Butterbeans 1 15oz Can Tomato Sauce 2-3 Carrots – diced 2-3 Celery stalks and the leaves – diced 2 Onions -diced 2 Bay leaves 1 Cup fresh mint Read more…
St. Katherine—Wise and Willing
Now before faith came, we were confined under the law, kept under restraint until faith should be revealed. So that the law was our custodian until Christ came, that we might be justified by faith. But now that faith has come, we are no longer under a custodian; for in Read more…
It’s Not About Checking Boxes, and the One Challenge We Can’t Seem to Meet
And a ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” And Jesus said to him, “Why do you call Me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: ‘Do not commit adultery, Do not kill, Do not steal, Do not bear Read more…
A New Creation
See with what large letters I am writing to you with my own hand. It is those who want to make a good showing in the flesh that would compel you to be circumcised, and only in order that they may not be persecuted for the cross of Christ. For Read more…
The Trinity Revealed
Lord and King, our heavenly God, Father Almighty: Lord, Begotten Son, Christ and Holy Spirit Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places. Ephesians 1:3 The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and Read more…
The Needful Thing Requires Practice and Discipline
Now as they went on their way, He entered a village; and a woman named Martha received Him into her house. And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to His teaching. But Martha was distracted with much serving; and she went to Read more…
POST-HUMANISM AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE: International Scientific Conference
The St. Maxim the Greek Institute, in collaboration with the Office of the Orthodox Church in the European Union, is organizing an International Scientific Conference titled POSTHUMANISM AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (PHAICON 2024), to be held at the Divani Caravel Hotel in Athens from November 18 to November 21, 2024. Τhe Read more…
Entrance of the Virgin Mary into the Temple (Ta Eisodia)
Now even the first covenant had regulations for worship and an earthly sanctuary. For a tent was prepared, the outer one, in which were the lampstand and the table and the bread of the Presence; it is called the Holy Place. Behind the second curtain stood a tent called the Read more…
Katavasias of the Nativity of the Lord (Christmas)
Ode i. Christ is born! Glorify Him! * Christ is come from heaven! Go and meet Him! * Christ is on earth! Arise to Him! * Sing to the Lord, all you inhabitants of earth, and all you peoples, praise Him, * and with merriment extol Him who is glorified! Read more…