Is There a God?
In the midst of tragedies, wars or conflicts, epidemic or pandemic, or even any loss the same question is asked. Is there a God? Why did God allow that to happen? If there was a God, especially a God that calls Himself a God of love, He wouldn’t have let...
Do All Religions Lead to God?
When we speak about religion, we need to understand what we mean by it. Organized and established religions? Spirituality? Traditional faith? Belief systems? Etc. This diversity of perception and interpretation is a real challenge, even for us Orthodox. Is Orthodox Christianity a religion and a religion like any other? As...
God’s Great Love for Us
Metropolitan Ioïl (Frangkakos) of Edessa, Pella, and Almopia ‘But he became angry and did not wish to enter’. The parable of the Prodigal Son, which is read today in church, has been called a pearl among the parables, and the Gospel within the Gospel. Some commentators have called it...
The Heart and God
Saint Theophan the Recluse God is everywhere. And when He finds a heart that isn’t opposed to Him, a humble heart, He enters it and fills it with joy. The joy of the heart which has God within it is so great that it attaches itself to Him and...
The Word became Flesh: the inexpressible mystery of salvation
Saint Symeon the New Theologian When God, the Son of God, entered the womb of All-Holy Virgin and took flesh from her, He was born a perfect person and perfect God, without confusion. When has anything more important ever happened for us? We all believe in this Son of...
The Dignity of Humankind and the Indignity of God
Ilias Voulgarakis An undignified Trinity Once upon all the time, there’s God. And from some time there’s human beings. But the reports coming from Earth about the state of humankind are increasingly distressing. The human race is going from bad to worse, despite all God’s efforts, through...
Our Most Holy Lady as the Temple of God
Miltiadis Konstantinou, Professor of the School of Theology of the University of Thessaloniki If one were to attempt to describe the role and purpose of the Church in a single phrase, one might say that: ‘The aim of the Church is to manifest God to people’. In order to...
Proof that God is One, not Many
Metropolitan of Gortyn and Megalopolis, Ieremias Saint John goes on to prove that He is One, not many. This is clear to those who are convinced by the Holy Scriptures. The Lord says as much at the beginning of...
The Seed is the Word of God
You’ve heard the expression, “in one ear and out the other,” haven’t you? It means you hear something, but the words don’t mean anything to you. You hear them, but then you forget them! In today’s Gospel reading, we hear the story about the man who went out to plant...
Proof that God Exists
Metropolitan of Gortyn and Megalopolis, Ieremias In these talks, my friends, we’re presenting in simple form the well-known work of Saint John Damaskinos (the Damascan): The Exact Exposition of the Orthodox Faith. We know that God is beyond our capacity to understand. This doesn’t mean, however, that He’s left...
