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Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios Today we celebrate the “Synaxis of All the Saints of Pisidia, Side and Antalya, along with the “Holy Fathers of the Fourth Ecumenical Council of Chalkidon. This common celebration was approved by the Holy Synod of our Ecumenical Patriarchate for two reasons: Firstly, because among Read more…
Metropolitan Ierotheos of Nafpaktos and Ayios Vlasios The 3rd Ecumenical Synod dealt with the heresy of Nestorios, the Patriarch of Constantinople. It condemned him and defined the faith as regards the theanthropic Christ and Our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God. This was after an agreement, known as Read more…
Archimandrite Chrysostomos Papadakis of the Ecumenical Throne (ed. Stelios Koukos) Unfortunately in Crete, to this day, the phenomenon of livestock rustling continues to exist, which is offensive to the island’s history and Christian tradition. It’s a bad custom, a distortion of the words ‘ ability’ and ‘cleverness’ and their meaning. Read more…
Saint Nicholas Velimirovich ‘Follow my decrees and be careful to obey my laws, and you will live safely in the land’ (Lev.25, 18). Why is it that all nations are afraid? What do nations fear on earth? What do people fear on earth? One nation fears another; one nation trembles Read more…
Archimandrite Georgios Kapsanis, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Gregoriou † Elder Païsios has no need of any praise or introduction from us. With his imitation of Christ’s love, he satisfied both God and other people and this is why he’s widely praised in the Church of God. He Read more…
(Edited by Stelios Koukos) A young man once went to Fr. Iosif and asked to be given a strict rule. The Elder answered: – Anything that happens with obedience is always difficult. But what we do by ourselves, of our own free will, is something we find very easy. Listen, Read more…
Ioannis Karavidopoulos, Professor Emeritus of New Testament Hermeneutics, A. U. Th. The Epistle reading for the 5th Sunday of Matthew is taken from Saint Paul’s letter to the Romans: Brothers and sisters, my heart’s desire and prayer to God for the Israelites is that they may be saved. For I can testify Read more…
Georgios Patronos, Emeritus Professor of Theology, University of Athens The Gospel reading for the day refers to the miracle of the man possessed who was cured by Christ. The event attracted the attention of three Evangelists, Matthew, Mark and Luke, doubtless because of the great impression caused by the Read more…
Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios In our reading from the Letter to the Romans, St. Paul lays before us two basic truths, which are of particular interest for us today. The first, is that we should desire and seek the salvation of our people with all of our hearts. Not Read more…
Fr. Andreas Agathokleous It’s not easy to look at the world. You have to step back a bit, as you would with a painting. Not too far, though, because then you lose the relationship, you don’t hear the messages, the words of its silence. The world’s characterized by noise, Read more…
Saint Theophan the Recluse You complain about the volatility of your inner state- sometimes it’s good, at others it’s bad. It can’t be otherwise. ‘I’ve undergone unpleasant spiritual states in a variety of forms and continue to do so’. All we can do is bear them with patience and Read more…
Dionysios Simopoulos Strange though it may seem, on July 4 the earth will be at the farthest point away from the sun in its orbit, its aphelion. This is not really surprising, however, since our distance from the sun has no bearing on the temperatures prevailing on earth. As Read more…