I love those who love me, and those who seek me will find grace. Proverbs 8:17
One morning, the holy Elder («Geron») Epiphanios Theodoropoulos (1930-1989) was in a conversation with 2-3 visitors at his home. One of...
VatopaidiFriend: «The Dream of the Rood (=Cross)» is a wonderful Old English poem written in the 8th century (before the...
John was the son of Zebedee the fisherman and Salome the daughter of Joseph, the betrothed of the Holy Theotokos....
«Allow little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily...
A beautiful, inspiring, and deeply comforting short homily by St Ephraim the Syrian: Not to sin is truly blessed; but...
With the development of monasticism in the Church there appeared a peculiar way of life, which however did not proclaim...
By Archpriest Paul O’ Callaghan In any form of religious belief, one of the most common questions is, “What does...
What does it mean to be a Christian? What are we called to do? Very broadly speaking, we are called...
The symbol of Christian faith has ever been and always will be the Cross, for it is the sign...
The anonymous writer at the marvelous French-language blog Moinillon au quotidien offers the following points of reflection on children and...
Continued from (2) Virtual family I will tell you again about one of my personal experiences. At some point of...
About Christian deed Question: the Lord’s ways are truly miraculous. It is miraculous how Father Gabriel got a computer, without...
«No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or else he...
St Paul, in his Epistle to the Hebrews (11: 17-19), writes: By faith Abraham, when he was tried, offered up...
St Kronid, in his remarkable first-hand account of his long struggle with severe depression and blasphemous thoughts, writes: «My only...
A photograph of an Orthodox bishop I posted on Monday prompted a faithful and respected reader to leave the following...
Jerusalem – Ma’an – Greek Orthodox Patriarch Theophilos III blocked a recent attempt by Israel’s Jerusalem municipality to confiscate 43...
Prayer is by its very nature a dialogue and a union with God. Its effect is to hold the world...
All that is known for certain concerning him is derived from the canonical Gospels. He was born at Arimathea —...
