An excerpt from a homily by St. John Chrysostom (Hom. 4, 3.4: PG 61, 34-36) It became clear through unlearned men that the cross was persuasive; in fact, it persuaded the whole world. Their discourse was not of unimportant matters but of God and true religion, of the Gospel way Read more…
Saint John Chrysostom Jesus Christ was called human, he was called the son of man, he was called the way, he was called a rock… Why was he called the way? To teach you that we ascend to the Father by him. Why was he called a rock? To Read more…
Ilias Voulgarakis Saint John Chrysostom is almost the only Father of the Church about whom his contemporaries and later generations wrote a significant number of biographies. So far, we have more than eight (Byzantine) biographies. Some of these represent a kind of reworking of an earlier version, though not, Read more…
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…
Saint John Chrysostom ‘Anyone who loves their soul will lose it, while anyone who hates their soul in this world will keep it for eternal life. Whoever serves me must follow me’. This present existence is sweet and full of much pleasure. Not to everyone, but to those who Read more…