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The Church as Theanthropic Institution

Elder Vasilios Gontikakis, former Abbot of the Monastery of Iviron   Elder Vasileios gave this address in September 1999, but in the light of the increased intrusions and surveillance by supra-national bodies since then, it is even more relevant than it was at that time. […] The institution of the Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 7 monthsJune 27, 2022 ago
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Who experience the mystery of the Church?

Archimandrite Chrysostomos of the Ecumenical Throne   The Church of Christ on earth is preeminently a divine revelation. It wasn’t revealed as a divine sign the aim of which would have been to pass on a message of salvation, but was founded as a revelation in order to function on Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 12 monthsFebruary 10, 2022 ago
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On Church Attendance

Saint John Chrysostom   In many of his homilies, Saint John Chrysostom emphasized the great importance of attending church on Sundays, and what a great sin it is to avoid doing so. He said that the Jews had to give a tithe of their income as an offering to the Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 1 yearNovember 7, 2021 ago
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What is the Church?

Elder Moses the Athonite †   For many people, the Church is identified with the parish and the actual building of the church. They think it’s a company, an association, an organization, a charity shop, a wonderful ideology which is financially sound and has very extensive property holdings. There are Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 1 yearSeptember 2, 2021 ago
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Do you know the aim of the Church?

Fr. Andreas Agathokleous   It’s painful and unfair that the Church should appear in the eyes of people today, particularly the young, to be a religion that imposesitself on the insecurities, weaknesses and illusions of people. Or even that it takes away the enjoyment of life, creates guilty feelings and Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 2 yearsJuly 7, 2021 ago
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With attention and readiness

Saint John Chrysostom   While we’re in church, our behavior should be appropriate, befitting those who are standing before God. We shouldn’t get involved in pointless discussions, but should rather stand with fear and trembling, with attention and readiness, with our gaze trained on the earth and our soul raised Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 2 years ago
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A course of treatment

Elder Efraim Vatopaidinos   The Church is a spiritual place where we find communion with God and this is very important. This is why, if you want to be peaceful, if you want to be calm, if you want to find your inner harmony, you have to communicate properly with Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 2 years ago
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The Mystery of the Church and the Phenomenon of Heresies

Protopresbyter Vasileios Georgopoulos   The phenomenon of heresies has been present from the first steps of the Church towards preaching the Gospel to the world. It’s a phenomenon which, from as early as the Apostolic Age, has been considered an expression of the mystery of lawlessness (II Thess. 2, 7). Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 2 years ago
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Let’s Talk Live: Our Orthodox Moment

Let’s Talk Live with Athanasius Yohan I (born K.P. Yohannan) & Fr. Christopher Metropulos We are pleased to announce our myOCN Community Online Gathering this coming Thursday, September 3rd, at 7:00 pm EST with special guest Athanasius Yohan I (born K.P. Yohannan). Fr. Christopher Metropulos, our Executive Director, will be offering Read more…

By Fr. Chris Metropulos, 2 yearsSeptember 3, 2020 ago
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The Church and Churches

George Mantzarides, Professor Emeritus of the Theological School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki   In his second discourse ‘On the Procession of the Holy Sprit’, Saint Gregory Palamas writes: ‘It was the common fate of all the Churches to fall away from the correct way of thinking, since over Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 2 yearsAugust 24, 2020 ago

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