Pavlos Mouktaroudis The second Sunday in Lent is devoted to Saint Gregory Palamas (14th century), a hesychast from the Holy Mountain and later Archbishop of Thessaloniki. Saint Gregory Palamas defended the hesychasts of the Holy Mountain who were being mocked and attacked by the person who expressed the spirit Read more
Elder Moses the Athonite † The gifts aren’t simply emotions, the results of some beautiful thoughts. They’re God’s grace, his blessing, divine gifts to those who humbly strive, to Christians who bear their cross and are crucified on it. They’re the gifts we receive in Church with Christ’s resurrection. Read more
Metropolitan Ieronymos of Larisa and Tyrnavos It’s a distressing observation but our era has forgotten God. Or rather, because it suits it, it’s turned its back on him, particularly in those places where technological progress, that is better tools or economic prosperity- usually made possible by the exploitation of Read more
Alexandros Christodoulou, Theologian The Fathers of the Church consider that the eyes are the gates or windows of the soul. It’s through them that the fiery darts of the evil one enter. In the past there was much to be seen, and there is even more so today. Images Read more
Saint Nikodimos the Athonite Let’s consider those sins which are often called ‘venial’ because they aren’t mortal but which nevertheless involve a share of responsibility. We sometimes fall into them from inattention or ignorance, but at other times it may be from feebleness or weakness of will. We might Read more
Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou ‘We do not know everything about the conflicts of this world, nor is it necessary to know. We just pray with a compassionate heart for the peace of the world and for all. We do not take sides, because each side will be responsible for crimes, Read more
Saint Luke the Doctor Discourse on the First Sunday of Lent On the first Sunday of Great Lent, our Holy Church celebrates the triumph of Orthodoxy, of the correct faith, which trampled down all heresies and has been established for ever. This is why this Sunday is called the Read more
Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios The meaning of today’s great Feast of Orthodoxy is summarized in a hymn sung the Matins, at the Praises: “A day of jubilee and full of joy has been revealed today. Through the cheerfulness of the true doctrines, the Church of Christ shines brightly, adorned Read more
Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou When man finds his deep heart and turns it entirely and unwaveringly towards God, the Lord makes it bring forth fruit by the incorruptible seed of His Word; He seals it with His wondrous and almighty Name and illumines it with His continual and charismatic presence. Read more
Fr. Andreas Agathokleous The case is mentioned in the Book of the Elders of a monk who ‘visited Abba Lot and went in and out of his cell, but couldn’t manage to say what he wanted to’. The elder then asked him: ‘What’s the matter, brother?’. He answered: ‘I’ve Read more
Archimandrite Gregorios Κonstantinou Holy Lent is starting and the Church has ordained that, at the services on the days of this period, texts and hymns should be read from the book of the Triodio. This book took its name from the three odes, that is the three groups of Read more
Protopresbyter Themistoklis Mourtzanos ‘In exactly the same way as we fast from food, so our tongue should also fast from defamation and lies, from idle talk and condemnation of our neighbor, from anger. By the same token, we must fast with our eyes, so that we don’t gaze at shallow Read more