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Erstwhile events

Fr. Andreas Agathokleous   Every person’s history comprises various phases, some pleasant, others not so. When we reflect on them, it may be that we’d rather some of them hadn’t happened and that, if we were able, we’d alter them. And yet they all contribute to our spiritual development and Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 2 daysFebruary 4, 2023 ago
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Prescriptions

Protopresbyter Themistoklis Mourtzanos   In the era of life coaching and positive thinking, people need prescriptions, practical solutions. The less we think, the better. In fact, if we happen upon some special ‘dispenser’ then we’re more than happy. We go along with them, read, and are willing to adopt ‘magic Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 3 daysFebruary 3, 2023 ago
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Homily 32: What is Orthodoxy?

Elder Ephraim of Arizona †   We’re Orthodox, yet essentially we don’t know the height, depth and breadth of Orthodoxy. We must see it in all its holiness. What is Orthodoxy? Orthodoxy is the truth, the correct dogma concerning God, human beings and the world, as this was given to Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 6 daysJanuary 31, 2023 ago
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Love humility

Abba Isaiah   People who are humble, don’t have a tongue that makes observations about others who show neglect or who are living a casual life. They don’t have eyes that look out for failings in others, nor ears to listen to something that doesn’t benefit their soul. They aren’t Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 2 weeksJanuary 25, 2023 ago
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Existential joy in theological discourse

Archimandrite Kyrillos Kostopoulos   The return to the deification of reason is a feature of the modern era, though its impressive technological achievements also involve the fear factor and the risk of surprises for the future of humankind. What is rare and often totally lacking is existential joy. Western Puritanism Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 2 weeksJanuary 24, 2023 ago
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On Confession

Starets Efstratij Golovanski   In confession, we should be neither ashamed nor afraid. Fear and shame are irrational feelings which derive either from the devil or our egotism. The confessor who conducts this sacrament would never dream of judging you as regards your sins. How can one sinner judge another? Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 3 weeksJanuary 14, 2023 ago
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On Pride and Humility

Abba Dorotheos   Excerpt from Instruction 1 What, then, is the cause and what’s the cure for this arrogant and disdainful behaviour? Listen to what the Lord says: ‘Learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest [1] for your souls’ [Matth. 11, Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 3 weeksJanuary 13, 2023 ago
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Suspicion in Marriage and in Personal Relationships

Protopresbyter Themistoklis Mourtzanos   Bad thoughts poison life and the relations between people. Especially between a married couple, where thoughts prevail which are the result of the corrosion of time and from the fact that we, as people, aren’t the way others want us to be and the others aren’t Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 4 weeksJanuary 12, 2023 ago
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The Fulness of Time

Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou   The New Testament is not merely different from the Old but brings to the world the incomparable uniqueness of new life in Christ. The Lord came that we may have life and have it in abundance (John 10:10). He is the fulness of time, for He Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 4 weeksJanuary 8, 2023 ago
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Saint Basil and our Spiritual Roots

Protopresbyter Vasileios Kalliakmanis, Professor of the Theological School, A.U.Th.   Whenever there’s mention of Saint Basil, we always highlight his studies in Athens, his ascetic life in Pontus, his lack of possessions, his contributions to society, and his literary oeuvre. It’s certainly true that the author of that outstanding theological Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 1 monthJanuary 2, 2023 ago

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