Man is by nature a social being. He lives, moves, acts and develops within a society of human beings. Right from the beginning of Creation, God Himself noticed, that […]
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1st Sunday of St. Luke
(Luke 5:1-11) In today’s Gospel reading St. Peter with the rest of the holy Apostles were astonished at the catch of fish which they had caught. Christ our […]
Sunday after the Holy Cross
The renouncing of the self is the whole ascesis ofthespirituallife. In todays gospel reading, the Lord says:”Whoever desires to come after Me, let him deny […]
The History of the Cross
Today, beloved brothers and sisters, we mark a great feast, a great celebration: it is the Exaltation of the Precious Cross. This feast carries us off to Golgotha […]
9th Sunday of Matthew (Jesus walks on the waters)
The disciples were ordinary men. But despite being close to Christ -seeing him, seeing the miracles he performed, and hearing his words- it was as though they were living in […]
8th Sunday of Matthew (The Feeding of the Five Thousand)
Blessed is he that feels that the Lord has had compassion on him We will refer to the Gospel passage that we heard: The Lord saw the […]
Why do we fast before Dormition?
So why do we fast before Dormition? In a close-knit family, word that its matriarch is on her deathbed brings normal life to a halt. Otherwise important […]
6th Sunday of Matthew (of the paralytic)
The Lord wants to see man’s faith so He can cure him The Lord desires to see something from man, in order that He might act. […]
Council of Chalcedon 451
The Council of Chalcedon was a church council held from October 8 to November 1, 451 AD, at Chalcedon (a city of Bithynia in Asia Minor), on […]
The Grace of God Excludes No One
The Grace of God Excludes No One We have instances from Church history of many people “in the world” (not monastics, that is), who pleased God and became great. […]