If a soul has attached itself firmly to a desire for the heavens and for its Creator, if it is pleased to be adorned with celestial beauty, it will not be changed, nor will it lose its vivacity and joy over any passing misfortunes. On the contrary, what would be unbearable for others gives it cause for greater contentment and jubilation. Basil the Great
Deacon Dr. Aleksandar Prascevic defended his postdoctoral project on “The Contribution of the Serbian Orthodox Church to the Dialogue with...
On the feast day of the Circumcision of the Lord and the memory of Saint Basil the Great, Archbishop of...
According to the already established liturgical order of the Holy Church, rejoicing in New Year of the Lord and the...
Renovation of the Cathedra chufch, the Patriarchal Palace and the Boarding School of the Theological Seminary His Grace Bishop Vasilije...
The Byzantine Association of Moscow continues to express its concerns about the conversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque. The...
In his message on Romania’s National Culture Day, Patriarch Daniel referred to the connection between worship and culture but also...
Fulfilling its promise to meet a higher standard of financial accountability and transparency with the faithful, the Greek Orthodox Metropolis...
Faith in the Time of Covid-19, Homilies and Addresses of Elpidophoros Lambriniadis, Archbishop of America, Great Lent-Pascha 2020, a new book containing...
Saint Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church Flushing, New York January 17, 2021 Beloved Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, It is...
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira and Great Britain, which is led by Archbishop Nikitas, distributed hundreds of non-perishable food...
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The MECC Service and Relief Department – Diakonia organized psychosocial support sessions for 248 citizens living in Mount Lebanon and...
MECC supported 135 cancer patients who are affected and displaced, from different Syrian governorates through providing needed cancer medications. The...
Pain is sent from heaven for salvation, for testing, for the forgiveness of sins and for spiritual progress. But we have to accept it gratefully, as coming from the hand of God. As the Prophet David says: ‘Your rod and your staff have comforted me’ (Ps. 22, 5). So the rod and staff of pain comforts the good and the faithful; it gives them progress in good works, it cleanses them from sin, and makes them worthy of a greater crown and reward in heaven. For the wicked, the rod of pain is a call to repentance, it’s punishment instead of punishment, and it’s a rein on them, because they don’t want to be closer to the Lord (Ps. 31, ...
In former times, professors of Patristics, even Orthodox theologians, considered that there were no more Fathers in the Church after the 8th century. In other words, they closed the borders of Patristics, refusing to accept there were other Fathers after John the Damascan. This view of the matter, even on the part of Orthodox professors, was heavily influenced by the theology of the Protestants, who, as is well known, rejected the existence of saints, referring to them mockingly. Protestants also doubted or rather, in practice, played down the position and role of the Fathers of the Church. One outcome of this is that there was no involvement with Orthodox ecclesiastical literature written after the 8th century and this clear marginalization and ...
His Grace Bishop Elpidios of Kyaneon visited the Holy Monastery of Pantanassa in Mangrove Mountain, NSW, together with Fr Stavros...
Thanks to its 10th annual “Give Joy for Christmas” campaign, the Mercy Orthodox relief service of the Moscow Patriarchate’s Synodal...
Speaking at trapeza on the great feast of the Nativity of our Lord Jesus Christ, Elder Parthenius, the abbot of...
On January 14, 2021, on the feast of the Circumcision of the Lord and St. Basil the Great, His Eminence...
