Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Happiness is found within ourselves, and blessed is the man who has understood this. ( St. Nektarios of Aegina )

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How mistaken are those people who seek happiness outside of themselves, in foreign lands and journeys, in riches and glory, in great possess...
Thursday, October 1, 2020

Never correct someone with anger, but only with humility and sincere love. ( St. Joseph the Hesychast )

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Never correct someone with anger, but only with humility and sincere love. When you see anger ahead, forget about correcting for a moment. ...
Sunday, September 20, 2020

The Holy Scriptural Orthodox Tradition of “Sarandismos”

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The Apostolic Orthodox Tradition of “Sarandismos” (The Service of 40th Day Blessing of birth givers) is a special 40 Day period of a new mot...
Sunday, September 13, 2020

Spiritual Deception - Do Demons exist?

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There are many Christians who think demons are just old fashioned myths. For a long time, I was one of them. To many, demons are just vehi...
Monday, September 7, 2020

St. Paisios on the Prayer Rope

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St. Paisios preaching to people outside his cell on the Holy Mountain  Q -Elder, what meaning does the prayer rope (komboschoini) have? A...
Tuesday, September 1, 2020

The most powerful prayer ( St. Joseph the Hesychast )

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  Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me ... Always try to make sure that the prayer of Jesus Christ is included in your daily cycle, you...
Saturday, August 22, 2020

Being a Christian was never safe: “When It’s Safe” Means Never

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At every liturgy in the Orthodox Church, just before the singing of the Nicene Creed, the priest or the deacon intones the words, “The doors...
Friday, August 7, 2020

God will not allow anyone who calls on his name to despair. ( Gerondissa Makrina )

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Let us be meek in our conversations and in the way we walk. We should speak with humility. Just as the dew on the grass is shaken off when ...
Friday, July 31, 2020

Concerning Angels ( St. John of Damascus )

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He is Himself the Maker and Creator of the angels: for He brought them out of nothing into being and created them after His own image, a...
Friday, July 24, 2020

Theology of freedom ( Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos of Nafpaktos )

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We can confront the topic of freedom from many angles. The first angle is the moral one, from which man's freedom is to act with...