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23 Δεκεμβρίου 2020
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Parisian School, Athenian School and American Orthodox Theological Diaspora (Vladimir Cvetkovic)

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The aim of the following paper is to explore how theology that emerged in Orthodox diaspora over the course of the 20th and 21st centuries shaped the attitude of Orthodox theology towards the West. I will analyse the emergence of Orthodox theology in diaspora in three phases: the Russian émigré theology of the 1920’s and 1930’s in Paris, Greek postcolonial theology of the 1960’s and 1970’s in Athens and American orthodox theology of the Orthodox diaspora of the 2000’s and 2010’s. The October revolution in 1917 had as a consequence one of the greatest intellectual migrations in history. From 1918 to 1923, two millions people were expelled from the country for political and ideological reasons, including a great number of the ...

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22 Δεκεμβρίου 2020
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The Scandal of Sickness (Metropolitan Ieronymos of Larisa and Tyrnavos)

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When we listen to requests from Christians and the reasons why they pray, we see that often the dominant request is for health. Thousands of pieces of paper arrive at the Holy Preparation Table in all our churches, with this declared request. And in our everyday lives as well, when conversation turns to whatever is happening around us, we often end by saying: ‘As long as we have our health, we’ll manage’. It’s a top priority, the request for health. There are also a lot of people who have a confused way of looking at the Church and see it as a sort of extension of magic. They state openly that they go to church so that God will keep ...

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22 Δεκεμβρίου 2020
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4th e-Synaxis from Holy Mount Athos with Elder Ephraim and the faithful of Saint Nicholas and Saint John the Apostle Students Church in Cluj-Napoca, Romania

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Dear brothers and sisters You are invited to participate in the “4th e-Synaxis from Holy Mount Athos with Elder Ephraim and the faithful of Saint Nicholas and Saint John the Apostle Students Church in Cluj-Napoca, Romania “, which will take place Tuesday, December 22, 2020, 07:30-09:30 PM Athens Time. In this particular e-Meeting, Elder Ephraim will be more than happy to have a dialogue with younger people and children as well (as requested by the organizers). Elder Ephraim will talk in Greek and we will offer real-time Romanian interpretation for the entire session including the homily as well as the questions & answers.  The e-Synaxis is organized by the web magazine PEMPTOUSIA and Saint Nicholas and Saint John the Apostle Students Church in Cluj-Napoca. Please register ...

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22 Δεκεμβρίου 2020
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The Jesus Prayer (Archimandrite Peter, Abbot of Monastery of St John the Baptist, Essex UK)

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The foundation of the Jesus Prayer can be found in the words of the Lord: ‘Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my Name: ask, and ye shall receive… Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my Name, he will give it you’ (John 16:24, 23). The more man is initiated in prayer the more he realises that the centre of all spiritual battle against the passions and the enemy is his very heart. In the Old Testament man is defined as a ‘deep heart’ (Ps. 64:6) which seeks ‘a spiritual and divine sensation’ (cf. Prov. 15:14 LXX). The way that leads to the deep heart goes through our physical heart. The relationship we find between the two is the same ...

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22 Δεκεμβρίου 2020
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One purpose (Elder Cleopa Ilie)

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For Christians, there’s only one point to sorrows: atonement for our sins here on earth, through a variety of ailments, sorrow and pain, all for the purification and salvation of our soul. For the wicked, who have no desire to sort themselves out and to repent, these sorrows on earth are a portent of eternal suffering. Elder Cleopa Ilie

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