Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word make him glad. Proverbs 12:25 There is a book called “The Five Love Languages” by Dr. Gary Chapman. In the book, he identifies five “love languages” – words of affirmation, quality time, giving gifts, acts of service and […]
By Fr. Michael Psaromatis Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia The Gospel account in Matthew 14:22–34 places us on the Sea of Galilee, where the Lord teaches us the power of the steady gaze. After the miraculous feeding of the five thousand, Christ sends His disciples ahead by boat while He […]
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among men with whom He is pleased.” Luke 2: 13-14 Most of you will probably recognize today’s Scripture quote as being from the […]
And when they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus and kneeling before Him said, “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and he suffers terribly; for often he falls into the fire, and often into the water. And I brought him to […]
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 […]
By Fr. Michael Psaromatis Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia What if your worth had nothing to do with your performance? What if, before you ever succeeded or failed, you were already loved? These are not slogans from a self-help book, but the quiet, firm truth proclaimed by the Church, day […]
The following in an excerpt from “Eros of Orthodoxy,” translated by Fr. Nicholas Palis and written by Mr. Pantelis Paschou. If one wanted to investigate the deep causes of voluntary temptations, he would find much physical health, wealth, easy life, glory, while behind the involuntary ones he would see tribulations, […]
To my shame, I must say, we were too weak for that! But whatever any one dares to boast of—I am speaking as a fool—I also dare to boast of that. Are they Hebrews? So am I. Are they Israelites? So am I. Are they descendants of Abraham? So am […]
By Fr. Michael Psaromatis Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia On Holy Ascension, the Lord, risen from the dead, takes our humanity into heaven and is seated at the right hand of the Father. It is a feast of glory, but also a feast that teaches us how to wait. Christ […]
The following in an excerpt from “Eros of Orthodoxy,” translated by Fr. Nicholas Palis and written by Mr. Pantelis Paschou. No one ever dared name any thing of the material or spiritual world, God. Ancient attempts ended in idolatry. How holy, how sacred and lofty must the essence and meaning […]
On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being shut where the disciples were, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to them, “Peace be with you.” When He had said this, He showed them His hands and […]
He is Risen! Mark 16:6 Christ is Risen! I greet you on this Bright Tuesday sharing the sermon I gave on Holy Saturday evening, just before midnight. In this week of renewal, it is important to focus not on the journey that has ended, but using the Holy Week journey […]