Wherever you may be, put yourself below everyone, and you shall find peace. Abba Isaac the Syrian
Ιδρύθηκε λίγο πριν το 980, προφανώς από κάποιο αγιογράφο ονομαζόμενο Γεώργιο. Από τα βυζαντινά χρόνια ήδη άρχισε να δημιουργείται η...
By Archpriest Paul O’ Callaghan In any form of religious belief, one of the most common questions is, “What does...
Continued from (Part IX) 3. Orthodox Worship. The Five Cycles. The Great Cycle of Life. The life of an Orthodox...
By Fr. Serapheim Starkoff All of us encounter suffering in our lives. Sometimes we deserve to suffer, sometimes we do...
Continued from (Part VIII) Candles and Their Symbolism. Lit candles and Icon lamps (lampadas) have a special symbolic meaning in...
Continued from (Part VII) The Iconostasis. The most prominent feature of an Orthodox church is the Iconostasis, consisting of one...
What does it mean to be a Christian? What are we called to do? Very broadly speaking, we are called...
A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also...
Ιδρύθηκε πριν το 956 και πιθανώς πρόκειται για την παλαιότερη από τις σωζόμενες αγιορείτικες μονές. Λόγω του ασταθούς εδάφους στο...
The joy of human life springs forth from the Cross. Elder Ephrem of Katounakia
Continued from (Part VI) 2. The Church Building and its Servers. External Arrangement. Orthodox churches generally take one of several...
Continuued from (11) by the Blessed Elder Joseph οf Vatopaidi THE TRANSLATION OF HIS RELICS As was proper and natural,...
September 14 The Exaltation of the Cross is one of the twelve great feasts in the yearly Church cycle. It...
Ιδρύθηκε λίγο μετά το 1370 από τον όσιο Διονύσιο, τον καταγόμενο από την Κορυσό της Καστοριάς, με χρηματοδότηση του αυτοκράτορα...
The symbol of Christian faith has ever been and always will be the Cross, for it is the sign...
When they accused Aesop of being ugly, he would answer, “Pay attention not to a person’s face, but to his...
Moscow (AsiaNews/Agencies) – Almost 70 per cent of Russians are in favour of the introduction of a course titled ‘Foundations...
Ιδρύθηκε περί τα τέλη του 10ου αι. Το 1198 παραχωρήθηκε με χρυσόβουλλο του Αλεξίου Γ΄ στο σέρβο ηγεμόνα Στέφανο Νεμάνια...
Continued from (Part V) Other Orthodox Communities in America. Albanian. Albanian Orthodox immigrants had been arriving in America for some...
