by Fr. Stephen The title of this post is quite misleading – for in proper theological language – there are...
«For I received from the Lord that which I also delivered to you: that the Lord Jesus on the same...
From earliest times the church has practised chrismation immediately following baptism. In the sacrament of chrismation (Gr. chrismatis, «anointing») the...
I have written often on the subject of “personhood,” drawing to a large extent on the writings of the Elder...
Prologue from The Truth of Our Faith:: A Discourse from Holy Scripture on the Teachings of True Christianity, By Elder...
Born in Thessalonica, Saint Methodius was a military man before becoming a monk on Mount Olympus. His brother Constantine, known...
By Archpriest Aleksiy Uminskiy Translated by Zhanna Menshikova If we understand that confession is not merely a conversation with a...
The Abbot of the Monastery of Lepavina The Archimandrite Gabriel (Vuckovic) entered the monastery as a novice at the end...
Warsaw, 29-30 April 2009 Freedom of Religion – Safeguarding the Role and the Prerogatives of the Ecumenical Patriarchate The European...
by Archimandrite Justin Popovich All the truths of Orthodoxy emerge from one truth and converge on one truth, infinite and...
What is clothing worth, if there is no body to clothe? What is the body worth, if the soul is...
Most of us would be satisfied to raise children who remain faithful believers. It is not always an easy thing...
by Archimandrite Dr Justin Popovic People condemned God to death; with His Resurrection He condemned them to immortality. For striking...
By Fr. Peter Gillguist When we came into the Orthodox Church in 1987, I started getting telephone calls from newspaper...
by Archimandrite Justin Popovich The Bible is in a sense a biography of God in this world. In it the...
You do not ask much of me, my love. Indeed, people ask more. I am wrapped in a thick wrapping...
VatopaidiFriend: Rev. Fathers, dear brothers in Christ, The main aim of the contributors of the www.diakonima.gr is to work for...
Let all pious men and all lovers of God rejoice in the splendor of this feast; let the wise servants...
Ελληνικά – In Greek Elder Paisios dealt with the Calendar issue too. He was really worried for the division the...
