November 28, 2021 Elder Joseph the Hesychast and Bell of Righteousness “Like a babbling baby, a man asks God for His holy will. As the Most Gracious Father, God gives him grace, but He also…
November 26, 2021 Why Did the Prophet Hosea Marry a Promiscuous Woman? Back in the eighth century BC, history’s first Olympic games began in Greece. Rome was established on the Apennine Peninsula and in the old…
November 22, 2021 The Miraculous “Quick to Hearken” Icon in Docheiariou: Hidden Image Discovered On November 22, the Church celebrates the memory of the “Quick to Hearken” icon of the Mother of God, the great shrine of the…
November 22, 2021 What Is Fasting? From the Life of Venerable Gabriel What makes prayer a sin? One day Father Gabriel asked his visitors, – Can anyone explain what it means when prayer is “imputed as…
November 18, 2021 The Mysteries of Pontius Pilate and His Wife Claudia Few may be aware that the Greek Orthodox Church glorified the wife of Pontius Pilate Claudia Proscura as a saint. She is commemorated on…
November 16, 2021 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 32 Part 31 St Andrew’s Skete Rushing into the gate, we bumped into a monk holding a set of keys. He was busy talking with…
November 14, 2021 How Individuals and Nations Become Demonically Possessed In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit The event we remember today is shocking—the casting out of demons from…
November 12, 2021 How Julian the Apostate Sought to Revive Paganism in Rome, and How His Grand Design Unravelled 2 November, Commemoration of Saint Artemius of Antioch Artemius, a distinguished military commander, reached the peak of his military career during the reign of…
November 10, 2021 How Ancient Christians Prayed to the Mother of God November can be rightly called “the month of the Theotokos”. It is interspersed with holidays of the revered icons of the Mother of God,…
November 8, 2021 Prophet Moses Against the Consumer Society We often associate the Old Testament with utmost severity and uncompromising attitude towards those who do not fulfill the Law in its entirety. At…
November 7, 2021 The Rich Man, Lazarus, the Afterlife, and Asceticism The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus (Luke 16:19-31) is often treated quite differently than Christ’s other parables. None of the others have…
November 6, 2021 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 31 Part 30 The Long and Winding Road to Karyes We went back to pick up our backpacks before moving on. We found our stuff…
