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In the wake of a tragic explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, the World Council of Churches (WCC) sent condolences and called...

Hank Hanegraaff, one of the speakers at the 3rd Archon International Conference on Religious Freedom held in Washington, D.C., and...

The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America is pleased to announce the launch of its Spanish Ministry Initiative’s Facebook page (predominantly in...

His Beatitude, Patriarch John X contacted His Eminence Metropolitan Elias (Audi) to check on him after the devastating explosion that...

On Saturday, 8 August 2020, the day that our Church commemorates the memory of St Emilian the Confessor, Bishop of...

We should be aware of our limitations. Lots of people suffer from this. They see an ascetic making some very hard and strict effort and think: ‘I’ll do that as well’. But is that within your powers? Or is it an attack from the right by the devil? Talk to your spiritual guide as to whether you should be making this great effort. There’s a danger you’re being led astray.

The time from August 1 to 15 is a period in the Church’s year during which the Orthodox soul turns to Our Most Holy Lady the Mother of God, with eyes full of contrition. For the two weeks before the feast of the Dormition, the bells ring at sunset and crowds of the faithful go to sing the Great Paraclitic Canon. Of course, we have similar contrition during the period of the Salutations to Our Most Holy Lady. But whereas in the Salutations the dominant tone of the hymns is celebration of the limitless qualities of the woman who ‘became the Mother of God’, in the Paraclitic Canon in August the tone is mournful, reflecting the pain of the deeply-suffering faithful, ...

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Anger brings enmity, enmity begets hubris, hubris engenders conflicts, conflicts wounds and wounds, often enough, bring death, as well.

Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom) of Sourozh was a well known archpastor, preacher, spiritual guide and brilliant writer on prayer and the...

Our struggle is against the enemies of our eternity and immortality. These are: our sins, our passions and our desires, the spiritual aspects of wickedness. Every sin steals a little from our eternity and mortifies our immortality. Let’s not fool ourselves: fondness for sin is enmity towards God, enmity towards the Lord and Christ. Without faith in the Lord and Christ, without rebirth in Christ the Lord, without life in Christ the Lord, we are and remain a workshop for the demons.

On earth, there are more sorrows than joys. And just as the latter are sent by God, so the former are allowed by Him. For a variety of reasons. On occasion so that we bestir ourselves from spiritual hibernation. On another so that we can put a stop to a particular sin. Or be cleansed through repentance. Or for us to show our devotion to the Lord. On our part, however, in all these instances, we have to show boldness and patience, both for the glory of God and also for our own spiritual advancement. So it was for one of the above reasons that God has allowed sorrows to visit you. Be vigilant and don’t resist the will of God. ...

New York, NY – August 3, 2020 — His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros and New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, with the...

On Sunday, July 26, after the Divine Liturgy, the faithful from the parish of the Dormition of the Theotokos in...

Academician Dimitrije Stefanovic reposed in the Lord in Belgrade On August 1st, 2020. Dimitrije Stefanović, a musicologist and conductor, long-term...

On Sunday, July 20/August 2, 2020, the Patriarchate celebrated the commemoration of the Holy Prophet Elijah the Thesbite at his...

Homily for the Eighth Sunday of Matthew August 2, 2020 Kimisis Tis Theotokou Greek Orthodox Church Danbury, CT Beloved Brothers...

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