As the coronavirus COVID-19 continues to spread rapidly and a state of emergency has been declared for the Commonwealth of...
Only the foolish think that suffering is evil. A sensible man knows that suffering is not evil but only the...
Official Communique from the First Day of the Proceedings of the Holy and Sacred Synod (9 March 2020) On Monday, 9 March 2020, the Holy and Sacred Synod convened under the chairmanship of His All-Holiness to carry out the tasks of its three-day sitting. After the reading of the minutes of the previous sessions, it began its consideration of the items on the agenda. In particular, the Holy and Sacred Synod, on the recommendation of the Canonical Committee, entered into the Catalogue of Saints of the Orthodox Church the following blessed Athonite elders, who were variously gifted by God and widely recognized for the sanctity of their life and works. a) Daniil Katounakiotis, whose provenance was Smyrna, a worthy and true successor to Blessed Nikodimos the ...
The innermost spiritual sense of Orthodox Monasticism is revealed in joyful mourning. This paradoxical phrase denotes a spiritual state in...
How beautifully our peoples in the Balkans decorate eggs. As beautiful as possible, so as to decorate Easter, to increase the joy of Easter. To make visitors happier. Sometimes these painted eggs really are works of art. But if these eggs are kept too long, at some stage they’ll go rotten on the inside and give off an unbearable stench. Either that or they’ll dry out completely. That’s when the colored shell retains death within it. The picture of the hypocrites painted by Christ is even more horrific: ‘whitened sepulchers, which indeed appear outwardly beautiful, but within are full of dead men’s bones, and of all uncleanness’ (Matth. 23, 27). ‘Take heed that you do not give your alms in front of others, ...
George M. Cantonis, President of Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology has issued the following message...
Dr. Timothy Patitsas (MDiv 1994), Interim Dean of Hellenic College and Assistant Professor of Ethics at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox...
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His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios of Atlanta has issued the following statement concerning the postponement of upcoming events. Read the full...
The Patriarchal Exarch of the Russian Orthodox Church and Metropolitan of Singapore and SE Asia, His Eminence Sergius, visited the...
Although a dialogue began yesterday between representatives of the Montenegro government and hierarchs of the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the...
The Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, His Beatitude John X, this week met with members of the Lebanese...
Global concerns over a massive outbreak of the coronavirus have brought much of southern Europe to a standstill, after the...
The Church today venerates the memory of Gregory Dialogos, Bishop of Rome. St. Gregory was born in Rome to noble...
Threat of being deprived of Liturgy and Communion is more dangerous than coronavirus, Archimandrite Philipp (Ryabykh), representative of the Moscow...
The Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church urges to strictly observe measures on preventing coronavirus. «The Holy Synod considers important...
The yesterday, today and tomorrow of the Greek Orthodox Church in Australia, through the personal stories of its people. A...
On Monday, March 9, 2020, following approval of the Mother Church of Constantinople last November after the request of the...
Nobody can reach spiritual heights all at once or easily. There are years of effort and struggle, trials and all sorts of temptations before the passions cease to trouble you. In this way, if you’ve been tested with pain and labor, if you’ve bravely borne all the temptations caused by wickedness, you’ll be found worthy of receiving all the great honors and gifts of the Holy Spirit and divine riches. You’ll inherit the Kingdom of Heaven. Each of us gains the salvation of his or her soul by the Grace of the Holy Spirit, but we also have to contribute our own efforts.
