Saint Marina the Great Martyr, the 15 Year Old
When any of you think about the Saints, do young people ever come to mind? Some of...
Metropolitan Kallistos (Ware) to offer reflections on 50th Anniversary
Metropolitan Kallistos (Ware) to offer reflections on 50th Anniversary of the meeting between Pope Paul and Ecumenical Patriarch Athenagoras, June 28-29...
Book Review: “Returning The Lost Sheep, Ministry to the Alcoholic and Addict: An Orthodox Perspective
Book Review: “Returning The Lost Sheep, Ministry to the Alcoholic and Addict: An Orthodox Perspective; Author: Father Dimitrios Moraitis Publisher: Father...
Workshop: Study the art of Byzantine Iconography
Workshop: Study the art of Byzantine Iconography
Dear Fellow Religious Educator
Dear Fellow Religious Educator We often say that the Orthodox Tradition is a "living tradition." But what does that really mean? We...
The Jesus Prayer
The following is from a Russian nineteenth century spiritual classic whose author is unknown. It is about the Jesus Prayer. It is appropriate for this...
Saint Gregory V, the Patriarch of 1821
THE TENTH OF APRIL The Memory of the Holy Hieromartyr GREGORY V, Patriarch of Constantinople, who died by hanging Born in 1745 in...
Poem for the Liberation of Ioannina (Giannena)
For our Greek readers... Every day is a blessing. February 21 however, for many of us, will be an extra-special day this year....
Saint Philothea of Athens: An Athenian Patron Saint
Memory of our venerable Mother PHILOTHEA of ATHENS This bright star of compassion arose in the dark days of the Turkish occupation to shed God’s...
Beautiful Chanting from the Holy Hill
At Hellenic College Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, on the evening of February 1, we had a Vigil Service (Αγρυπνία) for the...
Saint Anthimus of Chios, a Modern-Day Saint
February 15 Memory of our Venerable Father ANTHIMUS of CHIOS Our holy father Anthimus was born in 1869 into a devout peasant family...
Some More Liturgical Background on the Feast of the Meeting of the Lord (Presentation)
The Meeting of our Lord (2 February). This festival, known in the west as the Presentation of Christ in the Temple or the Purification of the...
The Spread of the Celebration of the Feast of the Lord’s Presentation
Speaking of the spread of the celebration of Christmas, St John Chrysostom says: ‘As beautiful and prolific fruit-trees, when planted in the earth,...
February 2: Feast of the Holy Meeting (HYPAPANTE) of Our Lord
THE SECOND DAY OF FEBRUARY On the 2nd of the month, we keep the feast of the Holy MEETING (HYPAPANTE) of Our Lord,...
Saint Basil on God’s Providence
This one thing must be held firmly in our mind, that since we are a creation of the good God and are welded...