Protopresbyter Themistoklis Mourtzanos One of the most difficult moments in life is when there’s a rift between people over a particular matter. Parents don’t want to make their teenage children resentful so they give in to them on all sides. On the other hand, teenagers- boys and girls- are […]
The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, but the belly of the wicked suffers want. Proverbs 13:25 Everyone knows at least one person who never seems to be satisfied, who is always wanting more of something. I think in today’s world, we are being conditioned to want more and […]
Protopresbyter Georgios Dorbarakis All the antagonism that we, regrettably, experience as people, between those we know and those we don’t, friends and enemies, religious-minded or otherwise, confirm the fact that, two thousand years after the coming of Jesus Christ, we’re in a state of ignorance regarding God, who’s already […]
Then they arrived at the country of the Gerasenes, which is opposite Galilee. And as He stepped out on land, there met Him a man from the city who had demons; for a long time he had worn no clothes, and he lived not in a house but among the […]
Conduct yourselves wisely toward outsiders, making the most of the time. Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer every one. Tychicus will tell you all about my affairs; he is a beloved brother and faithful minister and fellow […]
Archimandrite Nikanor Karayannis Christ stands us before a mirror today so that can see our weakness and monitor our condition. ‘As you wish people to do to you, do so to them’. In other words, do as you would be done by. Such an attitude is essentially the first […]
Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and He said to His disciples, “Sit here, while I go yonder and pray.” And taking with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, He began to be sorrowful and troubled. Then He said to them, “My soul is very sorrowful, […]
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands; you shall be happy and it shall be well with you. Psalm 128:2 Today’s Scripture verse comes from Psalm 128, the Psalm that is part of the Orthodox wedding service. The Psalm describes what the happy home looks like. At […]
The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Galatians 5:22-23 Let us have no self-conceit, no provoking of one another, no envy of one another. Galatians 5:26 The next four reflections will discuss our relationships with our neighbors, as related to the […]
Angelos Alekopoulos People have their being and are regarded always as a whole and as a person. They aren’t a conglomeration of disparate substances and elements (such as soul and body) but each is a unique persona, involving the soul and body. In the human person, the body and […]
The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Galatians 5:22-23 Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord, keep watch over the door of my lips! Psalm 141:3 We’ve all heard the phrase “like a bull in a china shop.” This describes a person […]
Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Hebrews 11:1 Before we can understand what it means to be faithful, we should understand what the word “faith” means. In his letter to the Hebrews, St. Paul sums up the meaning of faith very […]