VatopaidiFriend: “The Dream of the Rood (=Cross)” is a wonderful Old English poem written in the 8th century (before the...
Continued from (Part XVII) The Holy Supper. Christmas customs among the Orthodox people are simple, yet beautiful and rich with...
Virtue is the only acquisition that remains with us till old age; it is better than wealth, and more useful than noble...
Ιδρύθηκε πριν τo τέλος το 10ου αι.. Πρωτοστάτησε στην επανάσταση της Χαλκιδικής 1821. Το Καθολικό, τιμώμενο στην Ανάληψη του Χριστού,...
“Allow little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God. Verily...
By: Alyssa A. Lappen In 1955, a little-known war was launched on the Greek population of Istanbul. For 50 years,...
Continued from (Part XVI) 4. Feasts of the Orthodox Church. The Twelve Great Feasts. The Nativity of the Most-Holy Theotokos...
Continued from (Part XV) Great Lent and Pascha The Feast of Feasts the Holy Pascha the Resurrection of the Lord-is...
Φαίνεται να είναι ίδρυμα των αρχών του 11ου αι., αλλά το 13ο αι. ερημώθηκε και αργότερα μετέπεσε σε τάξη κελλιού...
By Martin Lauchenauer RFID keeps getting smaller. On February 13, Hitachi unveiled a tiny, new “powder” type RFID chip measuring...
Continued from (Part XIV) Concerning Bows and the Sign of the Cross. Orthodox worship is characterized by a complete utilization...
Ιδρύθηκε λίγα χρόνια πριν το 980 και ονομαζόταν Μονή του Αγίου Παύλου ή του Ξηροποτάμου. Κτήτοράς της φαίνεται να ήταν...
For Immediate Release: September 21, 2009 NEW YORK—On the weekend of September 19th-20th activists of the Hellenic League of America...
“Thus I did not intend, for fear of any human will, to break the divine laws.” Sophocles, Antigone
Continued from (Part XIII) Liturgical Books. The Liturgical books used in Orthodox worship fall into three main groups. The first...
Monday, September 21, 2009 – A devout Christian nurse has been told to stop wearing a cross around her neck...
Η Ιερά Μονή Σίμωνος Πέτρας. Εξωτερική άποψη. Holy Monastery of Simonos Petras. External view. Ιδρύθηκε περί το 1257 από τον...
In Writings from the Philokalia: on Prayer of the Heart, a story is recounted of Abba Mark in which he...


