Metropolitan Ieronymos of Larisa and Tyrnavos Countless times in our lives we’re faced by doubts about what we should do. We often hesitate to decide, but not because we’re uncertain as to how we should act or proceed. Although we know what’s right, although we feel the moral imperative, Read more
Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou ‘And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb.’[1] Just before His Passion, the Lord promised the inalienable joy of the Resurrection to His disciples and all those who loved Him, ‘I will see you again, and your Read more
Saint Nicholas Velimirovich John was a son of Zebedee, a fisherman, and Salome, the daughter of Joseph, the Betrothed of Our Most Holy Lady, the Mother of God. When the Lord Jesus called him, John immediately left his father and their nets and, together with his brother, James, followed Read more
George Mantzarides, Professor Emeritus of the Theological School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki The resurrection of Christ is the quintessence of God’s revelation to us. It’s the foundation of the recreation of the world, the basis of the Church and its message: ‘And if Christ has not been Read more
The holy Great Martyr Irene was born in the city of Magedon in Persia during the fourth century. She was the daughter of the pagan king Licinius, and her parents named her Penelope. Penelope was very beautiful, and her father kept her isolated in a high tower from the time Read more
Byzanfest – the largest international Orthodox Christian film festival – is accepting submissions for short-films, feature-lengths and unproduced screenplays. Deadline is 1st August 2022. www.byzanfest.com ABOUT THE FESTIVAL Byzanfest held its most successful event last year with no signs of slowing down. Operating through streaming and in-venue screenings globally, Byzanfest Read more
Protopresbyter Vasileios Kalliakmanis, Professor of the Theological School, A.U.Th. a) Divine compassion, as a consequence of the mystery of divine self-emptying, isn’t restricted to the Cross and burial. It continues after the Resurrection as well. The risen Lord had no wish to impose the glad tidings on people by Read more
George Mantzarides, Professor Emeritus of the Theological School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki ‘The greatest sin these days lies in the fact that people are plunged into despair and no longer believe in the resurrection’ (Saint Sophrony in Essex). In the pre-Christian and also, later, in the world Read more
Saint John Chrysostom John 20:24-25 But Thomas, (who was called the Twin), one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. So the other disciples told him, ‘We have seen the Lord.’ But he said, ‘Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands, and Read more
Elder Moses the Athonite † In one of its hymns, our Church calls the unbelief of Thomas “good”. Understandably one would wonder – is there good and bad unbelief? There seems to be, because humans are not purely good or evil. In one who has a clean conscience, good Read more
Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou In the Gospel, it states that the disciples ‘were assembled for fear of the Jews’[1]. One could envisage that fear was not the only motivation that gathered them together. Perhaps they would have been less vulnerable if they had remained dispersed. Probably they gathered together because Read more
Saint Justin Popovich If there’s one truth that sums up all the Gospel truths, it’s Christ’s resurrection. Moreover, if there’s one reality that summarizes all the realities in the New Testament, it’s Christ’s resurrection. All his miracles, all his truths, all his words, all the events of the New Read more