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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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Epistle for the 17th Sunday of Matthew

Metropolitan Dionysios of Servia and Kozani †   My beloved Christians, Sanctity is a distinguishing feature and obligation of Christians. Christian means a holy person. And holy means pure, clean, sincere and lambent in body and soul, that is in outlook and feelings, in words and deeds, in wishes and Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 5 daysFebruary 1, 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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The Canaanite woman and the Mother of God

Archbishop Christodoulos (Paraskevaïdis) of Athens (1998-2008, †)   Today’s Gospel is about a Canaanite woman. You heard how she called out to the Lord, followed Him, and was ignored by Him. His disciples were at a loss to understand why He didn’t either help her or tell her to go Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 1 weekJanuary 29, 2023 ago
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Discourse 27 on the Gospel of Saint John [1]

Saint John Chrysostom   John 3: 13 No one has ever gone into heaven except the one who came from heaven- the Son of Man who is in heaven. What I’ve often said I’ll now repeat, and will continue to say. And what is it? That when Jesus was about to touch Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 2 weeksJanuary 26, 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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Analysis of 1 Timothy 4, 9-15

Ioannis Karavidopoulos, Professor Emeritus of New Testament Hermeneutics, A. U. Th.   Today’s epistle reading comes from Saint Paul’s first letter to Timothy and contains advice from the apostle to Timothy, his disciple and collaborator, whom he left as bishop of the Church of Ephesus. The saying is sure and Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 2 weeksJanuary 23, 2023 ago
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On the Creation (excerpt from: On the Incarnation of the Word)

Saint Athanasius   Although this text was written in the 4th century, it is relevant today in that it addresses opinions which are still in vogue. Even now, for example, there are some people who believe that the universe just sort of happened somehow. Saint Athanasius points out the difference between Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 3 weeksJanuary 19, 2023 ago
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Let’s envy the one

Sophia Bekri, Theologian   It used to be said that nobody is as ungrateful as a person you’ve done a good turn to and that nobody’s a firmer enemy. This was meant as censure on the passion of ingratitude and to emphasize the tendency on the part of recipients, sometimes Read more…

By Pemptousia Partnership, 3 weeksJanuary 18, 2023 ago

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