ARTOKLASIA

Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted. The weeping about which the second beatitude speaks is first of all true tri...

Blessed — joyful in the highest degree and pleasing to God;  poor in spirit — humble, those who are conscious of their impe...

One of the foremost experts on the depths of the human spirit, St. Isaac the Syrian, says in his 41st homily: “The one who has come to ...

The tragedy of being a priest without Divine Grace by Nikita Kafkiou Mr. Kafkiou tells us: “The personal relationsh...

Time is the currency with which we acquire eternity.  The ancients would say, “time is money.”  Indeed, time is a currency of incalc...

One day a week you should ‘keep holy’ (Ex. 20:8): that which is called the Lord’s day, because it is consecrated to the Lord, who on th...

The soul cannot have peace unless it prays for the enemies.  The soul taught by the grace of God to pray, to love and to be sorry for ...

Saint Theodota was the mother of Holy Wonderworkers and Unmercenaries Cosmas and Damian of Mesopotamia. They were all natives of Asia...

In this world there are two kinds of love: one that takes and one that gives. This is common to all types of love -- not only love fo...

To a layman who asked about Noetic Prayer (Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me),  St. Ephraim of Katounakia had this to say: S...