January 8, 2021 Saint Nikephoros the Leper, Disfigured Angel and Comforter (+1964), Honoured on Sunday, 22 January (4 January) The Holy Venerable Nikephoros the Leper lived in Greece in the 20th century. Named Nicholas Tzanatakis…
January 8, 2021 The History of Everything from before the Beginning till after the End – Part Two Christ is born! Glorify him! Christ did not arrive “out of the clear blue”, without warning. There had been long centuries of preparation –…
January 7, 2021 Our Christmas Message Dear brothers and sisters, all our readers, followers and supporters. From our entire Catalog team, we sincerely wish you a Happy Christmas! May this…
January 5, 2021 Is It All Right Not to Say the Prayer Rule, but to Listen to It instead? I cannot hear, Lord! How praying with the earphones is different from praying without Many years ago, when I was a student of at…
January 5, 2021 About the Recent Atheists’ “Prayer Experiment” Some atheists refer to an experiment performed in the US and funded by the Templeton Foundation with a view to determine the effectiveness of…
January 5, 2021 The Custom of the Christmas Tree For many people with a secular outlook, decorating the Christmas tree is the essence of Christmas. In Greece, this custom was imported from abroad…
January 4, 2021 Love or Forgiveness: Which Comes First? Luke 7: 36-50 Philippians 4: 10 – 23 One of the Pharisees invited Jesus to have dinner with him. Jesus went to the Pharisee’s…
January 4, 2021 Bell-Ringing as a Service to God Every church bell rings differently These two large bells that toll together are ‘annunciation bells’. One weighs 520 kilogrammes and the other 270 kilogrammes. These…
January 3, 2021 Sunday before the Nativity In the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit! Today is a special Sunday, because it precedes the feast of…
January 3, 2021 What Is the “Apocrypha”? Question: “What do the terms “apocrypha” and “deuterocanonical” mean, and how does the Orthodox Church view them?” Answer: The question of the Biblical canon…
January 2, 2021 The Meanings Behind Liturgical Objects: An Artoclasia Tray An artoclasia tray is a liturgical vessel that holds the bread, wine, oil and wheat to be blessed in a vigil service. It holds…
January 2, 2021 A Story about the Holy Elder Paisios Hiring a Drunkard Monk to Cut Wood and How Much He Paid Him (the Exact Amount in Drachmas and USD) In the 80s elder Paisios was often visited in Panagouda by monks, who were driven by weakness to deviate from their monastic course. Being…
