May 18, 2022 81 0 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 55 Part 54 Shopping for souvenirs The bus departed, and the Daphne pier was empty again. Silouan, an elderly monk, returned with his face glowing….
May 18, 2022 1423 0 Married or Celibate? The Evolution of the Views on the Celibacy Rule for Orthodox Bishops In the Russian Church tradition, bishops have historically been drawn from monastics, and rarely from the Ryasophore monks*. Conversely, in the Greek tradition, Ryasophore…
May 12, 2022 94 0 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 54 Part 53 A Sobering Conversation over Coffee At last, a ferry appeared in our view. It was coming to take us across time. We…
May 10, 2022 50 0 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 53 Part 52 Farewell to the Gregoriou Monastery We went to the arkhondarik to get ready for the journey. None of us was happy to…
April 27, 2022 193 0 Who Destroyed the Jerusalem Temple? One of the charges levelled against Christ at the Court of the Sanhedrin concerned the Jerusalem Temple. Several witnesses there alleged that Christ was…
April 27, 2022 51 0 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 52 Part 51 Our Father I woke up. It was dark in our room. The closeness of the sea with its measured noise created an…
April 14, 2022 93 0 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 51 Part 50 A Bedtime Story about Xeropotamou Monastery Returning to our room, the first thing I did was take out a map of Athos….
April 13, 2022 1212 1 Where Was the Dwelling of the Virgin Mary? From a young age, the Virgin Mary lived in Nazareth. Her annunciation took place in this city. Here, she gave birth to Jesus. But…
April 7, 2022 86 0 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 50 Part 49 Socratic Rest When we left the refectory, Andrei approached me and asked: – Do you know who was sitting across the table…
March 30, 2022 87 0 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 49 Part 48 Dinner The time of the evening service flew, and soon a monk came up to me, showing that it was time to…