Georgios Patronos, Emeritus Professor of Theology, University of Athens The Gospel reading for 2nd Luke comes from the Lord’s Sermon on the Mount. In Saint Matthew’s Gospel, in which almost all Jesus’ teaching during his public ministry is gathered together, emphasis is placed on the overall context of the Read more…
Georgios Papademetropoulos The holy martyr Sophia and her three daughters, Elpis (Faith), Pistis (Hope) and Agapi (Love) [Sophia, here is taken to be a woman’s name rather than “Wisdom”, as in the church of Holy Wisdom (Agia Sophia) in Constantinople; similarly, the third daughter is Love, in accordance with Read more…
Saint Theophan the Recluse Almost everyone has doubts, on occasion, concerning God and faith. These can be resolved, however, with opposing thoughts which confirm the truth of divine revelation as regards human beings and the world: the order and harmony of the universe, the miracle of life, all the Read more…
Protopresbyter Themistoklis Mourtzanos One of the most common charges leveled against the faith is that it isn’t interested in people’s material needs. This is why those who speak publicly about the Church urge it to give to the poor, to perform social work and to hand over its remaining Read more…
Sophia Bekri, Theologian The faith of both the paralytic and those who carried him (Matth. 9, 1-8) is really remarkable. Unable to help himself because of the nature of his illness, the man placed himself in the hands of his brethren and accepted their assistance with humility and aquiescence; Read more…
Khader I. Alkhouri, MA, Cand. Ph.D. National and Kapodistrian University of Athens The degree of faith is a specialization in the psychology of religion and applied cognitive psychology. Where a degree of faith is influenced by the psychological effects of motives, desires, attitudes, values, behavior, religious practice, and external Read more…
Metropolitan Ioïl (Frangkakos) of Edessa, Pella, and Almopia ‘Go, and let it be done to you as you have believed’. Today’s Gospel reading describes a moving incident. A Roman officer came and asked the Lord to heal his servant: ‘My servant is lying at home paralyzed, in great distress’ Read more…
Ioannis Karavidopoulos, Professor Emeritus of New Testament Hermeneutics, A. U. Th. The epistle reading for the Sunday of All Saints is from the Epistle to the Hebrews (11, 33-12, 2) and describes the feats of faith of holy men and women in the Old Testament, who compass us round about like Read more…
Saint Theophan the Recluse At one time or another, everyone has doubts about the faith. These can easily be dismissed, however, by opposing thoughts which reveal the truth about the divine revelation regarding both the cosmos and humankind: the order and harmony of the universe, the miracle of life, Read more…
REGISTER NOW About the seminars The times in which we live aren’t normal. It’s an era of great changes and realignments. We’re living in a world which is in a state of flux. Ideologies and religions are amalgamating and there’s certainly an overall atmosphere of confusion and questioning. So it Read more…