Georgios Arabatzoglou Another blessed period of fasting begins, a time of spiritual struggle and an effort to turn our mind to God, each of us with the strength and spiritual ‘nobility’ at our disposal, and, as always, in conjunction with the advice of our spiritual guide. This fast begins Read more…
Nikolaos Georgantonis, Theologian In our spiritual life, fasting isn’t an end in itself, but a tool that helps to cleanse us and transform our passions so that we can reach the kingdom of God. Among the fasts instituted by the Church is that of the Holy Apostles, which, unfortunately, 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…