A Turkish teacher of religious culture and ethics lessons is preparing a lawsuit following a suspension from her position after...
War against the passions is unavoidable, because they never willingly give up the rights they’ve gained over our soul and body, even though these rights are illegitimate.
Him we must seek in every way in order that we may feed on Him and ward off hunger by...
I know that a lot of people here will blame us, again, for speaking about this. They’ll say: ‘Please, don’t be heavy and boring with the congregation. Just leave it to each person’s conscience; leave it to their judgment. You’re embarrassing us; you’re making us blush…’ Well, no! I won’t put up with that. Saint Paul wasn’t ashamed to bother people on these issues and to beg like a mendicant. If I were saying: ‘Give me, bring me things for my house’, that might be shameful. But not really. ‘Do not those who serve at the altar also have a share in the sacrifices?’ (1 Cor. 9, 13). Still, somebody would be bound to blame me for talking about myself. But ...
One of the many difficulties in human relationships, which begins with the way we were brought up, is manipulation. There are people who, consciously or unconsciously, exploit the feelings of others- their goodness, tolerance, desire for a quiet life, their love, in the end- in such a manner that they get their own way. Usually it’s a question of direct or indirect blackmail. The direct way is a clear declaration: ‘This is what I want and you’d better let me have it. Or else’. The indirect way is a conscious effort ‘to get you to agree by any means available until I get what I want’. Begging, whining, threats, long faces, ‘I don’t love you’, ‘You don’t love me’, various ...
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Sessions of an annual ecclesiastical conference on charity opened on Tuesday in Moscow, with the Blessing of the Patriarch of...
The Archbishop of Australia, His Eminence Makarios, praised the work of the Estia care center for people with special needs,...
The Archbishop of America, His Eminence Elpidophoros, over the weekend announced to participants at an inaugural national conference on Greek...
The tradition of enthronement of St. John Chrysostom on the Patriarchal Throne is upheld to this very day at the...
Sessions of an international conference on religious diplomacy, entitled «Religion in the Contemporary World: Challenges and Prospects for Dialogue and...
The Metropolis of Ilia, in southwest Greece, this week announced an initiative to host several single-parent families of asylum seekers...
The Archbishop of Crete, His Eminence Irineos, this week expressed his sadness over a last-minute decision by the Greek government...
The Church today venerates the memory of St. John Chrysostom, the Archbishop of Constantinople. The greatest and most beloved of...
Your Holiness and Beatitude! We, the students of Tbilisi Theological Academy and Seminary express our support toward you in connection...
We, the Rector of Tbilisi Theological Academy and Seminary, the members of the Academic Council and the Dissertation Committee, teachers,...
q-n about the Ambassador’s Fund for Cultural Preservation (AFCP) on the Jvari Monastery damage study CDA Rood: Jvari Monastery is...
Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia, His Holiness and Beatitude Ilia II today will hold solemn prayers at the Metechi Bridge in...
The U.S. Embassy in Georgia will finance the first phase of Jvari Monastery’s conservation works, reads the statement released by...
Cowardice is a passion of a sickly soul which is overwhelmed with fear. It’s pusillanimity, lack of boldness, the want of courage, the instability of a soul in dread of imminent disasters. It makes free people slaves and turns those whom it has fettered into traitors. It’s timidity in the face of possible danger, a lack of moral fiber, a feebleness of mind and a proclivity towards disgraceful works.
