The Seed of the Word of God and the Ground
Ioannis Karavidopoulos, Professor of the School of Theology of the University of Thessaloniki The parable of the sower is a wake-up call for self-criticism and self-knowledge. People often wonder and are surprised at the apparent failure of Christianity in the world, which can be seen to a greater or...
The Parable of the Sower
Metropolitan Panteleimon of Antinoes In today’s Gospel reading, the Evangelist Luke presented the Parable of Sower. Our Lord Jesus Christ used examples from the daily life to express the heavenly and divine truths. He was able in this way to help the man of good will to understand and...
What is our Apostasy Today?
Metropolitan Panteleimon of Veria, Naousa and Kampania ‘And the younger of them said to his father: “Father, give me my share of the inheritance’”. One of the best-known and most popular Gospel readings is the parable of the Prodigal Son. Although it’s known as the ‘parable of the prodigal’,...
The Sunday of the Prodigal Son
From the Kyriakodromion of Monk Agapios God is always good and kind to everyone, more than patient with us. But He manifests His great goodness in particular towards those who are sinning. It looks as though He burdens the righteous on all sides and doesn’t give them any respite, yet He’s much...
Sermon on the Apostolic reading for the Sunday of the prodigal son (1st Corinthians 6:12-20)
Metropolitan of Pisidia Sotirios In the parable of the “Prodigal Son,” which we heard from the Holy Gospel (Luke 15:11-32), we saw a situation where a man embraces “prodigal living.” He was a free man who became a slave, and grazed with the “pigs” of his fleshly passions. This...
Whole or Half Christians?
Ioannis Karavidopoulos, Professor of the School of Thelogy of the University of Thessaloniki The case of the prominent Jew who had observed all the commandments of Mosaic Law from the time of his youth is one we can easily relate to. He asks Jesus what remains for him to...
The Foolish Rich Man
Metropolitan of Gortyn and Megalopolis, Ieremias 1. I mentioned to you on another occasion, my Christian friends, that our Church, like the caring mother it is, uses this period of winter- when living conditions have always been difficult- to present us with Sunday Gospel readings that sharpen our awareness...
The Self-Sacrifice of Love for our Neighbour
Rafael Ch. Misiaoulis, Theologian Today’s Gospel reading is the well-known parable of the Good Samaritan. The immediate message of the reading is obvious- that we should aid those in distress- but the following commentary puts this teaching into context. Christ is approached by a lawyer, asked a question meant...
Jesus Will Never Give Up On You
The Parable of the Sower tells us that Jesus will never give up on us. He will constantly try to breakthrough into our hearts and into our lives. The question is, will we let Him in? We have allowed so many distractions around us that it has become so difficult to focus on the most important thing in life...
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...
