Elder Gervasios (Paraskevopoulos) of Patras

Father Gervasios Paraskevopoulos was an exceptional ecclesiastical personality. I met him in 1942 when for a certain time he remained in Argolis near the ever-memorable Metropolitan John. I discerned that he had a childlike soul, although he was relentless in reproving sin, no matter where he encountered it, especially in clergymen, since he had previously […]

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Thoughts and how to confront them

Among the problems which man must confront at his moments of prayer, are the various thoughts which enter his mind, or nous. This booklet is not the result of an experienced study on this important topic of thoughts and reasonings. It is a discourse which took place some time ago. It is presented here in […]

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The Victory of the Cross

Staniloae understands creation of as a gift of God to humans (his image bearers). This giftof time and space is created for movement toward love. In other words, the gift revealsand expresses God’s love for humans. But the gift is not to be confused with the actuallove which is in the person of God. He […]

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The Struggle in Christ in the Apostasy of our Times

We speak forced by love and pain for our suffering brethren in the world and especially for the youth. https://celltrackingapps.com/spy-snapchat

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Experiences of the Grace of God

Come and become a living member of the Church in obedience and discipline to Christ, humble the spirit of self-esteem, fight against the spirits of evil and then you will rejoice, you will learn. you will taste the authentic personal experience which God out of His boundless love gives to those who sincerely and diligently […]

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The Deification as the Purpose of Man’s Life

The highly respected abbot of Gregoriou, Archimandrite George, has now published in English two small works which sum up the teaching of the monastic tradition on matters which are of importance for us all. In Deification he points out that the divinization is the ultimate goal of human existence, and that God does not wish […]

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The Lord’s Prayer

We beg Christ our Saviour to give His Grace to us contemporary Christians, too, so that our life in Christ may be inspired and blessed by the prayer—as communion with the living God. But also that, vice versa, our prayer may be an expression of the living presence of God in our life and may […]

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Practical Guide of Orthodoxy and Orthopraxia

I ask you a favour. Give this small book as a gift to other brothers of yours who are thrusting for God’s word and who have a good disposition to struggle for Christ’s sake, for their salvation and be certain that your reward will be great in the heavens. You should know that for one […]

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The Orthodox Spirit

Academic Lecture at the Alexandru Ioan Cuza University in Iasi, Romania, on receiving the title of Doctor Honoris Causa – Iasi, 15 October, 1997. Also new is the www.cellspyapps.org company’s sport grip for ipod nano 4g.

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Encountering the Mystery

As Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople, Bartholomew I is the symbol of unity for the self-governing national and ethnic Orthodox Christian churches throughout the world. He is well known for his commitment to protecting the environment, and for opening communications with other Christians (especially the Roman Catholic Church) as well as with Muslims and other religious […]

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