July 2, 2024 479 5 Achieving Serenity in Social Bonds: Insights from Bishop Athanasios As long as we live in society, we are challenged to learn how to deal with the contradictions between our own desires and the…
April 9, 2024 409 0 ‘Alleluia’: Exploring the Depth of the Shortest Doxology In our exploration of divine service, we turn our focus today to one of the shortest praise hymns, “Alleluia,” a familiar yet profound acclamation…
February 27, 2024 424 5 Exploring the Essence of Praising God Why do we engage in praising God, and does He necessitate our adoration? Among the multifaceted aspects of prayer, glorifying God stands out, yet…
March 24, 2023 214 0 Does the Expression “Eye for an Eye” Call for Vengeance? The expression “an eye for an eye” comes from the Old Testament and expresses a legal rule aimed at limiting retaliation and replacing it…
March 17, 2023 1287 5 The Concept of the Heavenly Liturgy in Scripture, the Apocrypha and Ancient Frescoes After years of regularly attending Divine Liturgy and having experienced the Communion of the Blessed Sacrament many times, many of us are well familiar…
September 1, 2022 217 0 Venerable Paisios of the Holy Mountain on Self-perfection Elder Paisios used to say: “Purifying one’s soul is not easy. It cannot be done automatically, at the push of a button. Passion cannot…
August 27, 2022 341 0 About the Most Holy, Most Pure and Most Blessed Matthew 12:46–13:3 Romans 15:17–29 Once, when the Lord “was still speaking to the crowds, his mother and his brothers were standing outside, wanting to…
August 19, 2022 482 0 St. Paisios the Athonite: “The Devil Enters a Person Who Has Dirt in His Heart.” Speaking of human passions and the devil, Elder Paisios used to say, “A person who deviates from God’s commandments is overcome by his passions….
March 22, 2022 452 0 Venerable Seraphim of Sarov on Asceticism of Lent “Besides eating rarely, Fasting also means not eating much. Apart from eating once a day, one should also limit the quantities of the consumed…
March 21, 2022 1438 1 St Gregory Palamas’s Doctrine of Divine Energies in Simple Terms The doctrine of the divine energies began to be developed by the fathers of the first centuries, but it was given its final shape…
