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The greatness of the inverted way of the Lord (Acts 20:16-18, 28-36)
Our God is not an indefinite and impersonal supreme power. Already in the Old Testament He is revealed as the personal and living, ‘God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob’ (Exod. 3:16). When the fulness of time was come, the Son …
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‘Moses the Black’ a film of Yelena Popovic
Fathom Entertainment Sets ‘Moses the Black’ for Nationwide Theatrical Release on January 30 A stark, soulful tale of crime and redemption inspired by the true story of Saint Moses the Black — from the creators of the international hit Man …
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Faith and Science
The perceived tension between faith and science has captivated thinkers across centuries, often evoking images of conflict, contradiction, or uneasy coexistence. Yet much of this presumed antagonism stems not from any inherent opposition, but rather from a misunderstanding of…
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POST-HUMANISM AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE. International Scientific Conference
POST-HUMANISM AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE International Scientific Conference OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE Athens, Sep 27th, 2024 The “St. Maxim the Greek” Institute, in collaboration with the Office of the Orthodox Church in the European Union, is organizing an International…
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Word of Father Zacharias for the Mother of our God
‘Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honour, especially they who labour in the word and doctrine’ (1 Tim. 5:17). Saint Paul recommends us to honour our Elders and those who ‘labour in the word and …
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The Justice of God in Stages
In the prayer to the Holy Spirit we say: ‘O Heavenly King and Comforter, which art in all places and fillest all things.’ Then how is itthat, ‘The Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet …
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ASPECTS OF THE MODERN DIALOGUE BETWEEN SCIENCE AND ORTHODOXY
When we talk about Science, we usually mean things that we can see, measure and touch. But when we talk about Orthodoxy faith, divinity, then the measure is immeasurable, the image is bright and bathed in light, the word is …
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International Scientific Conference «POST-HUMANISM AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE»
POST-HUMANISM AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE International Scientific Conference PHAICON 24 Athens, Greece, Nov. 18 – 21, 2024 Co-organizers Saint Maxim the Greek Institute Office of the Orthodox Church at the European Union SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE Apostolos Nikolaidis, Professor…
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Christmas 2023
Life in the bosom of the Holy Church can be likened to a continuous cycle of feasts, that is, of the spiritual commemoration of eternal events. The enemy of our souls, the devil, fights against us by treacherously and relentlessly …
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Joseph Shows Mercy
According to the Proto-Gospel of James, Righteous Joseph was away for the summer doing construction work while the infant Christ was growing in the womb of Mary. In the autumn, Joseph returned home to find his espoused wife seven months …
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‘Dance, Creation, on Hearing of the Birth of the Young Child’ (Kontakio of the Forefeast of the Nativity)
Together with the hymnographer, we wonder profoundly, are at a loss and astonished at the incomprehensible mystery of Christ’s incarnation, which natural time has brought us to celebrate once again this year. What is really beyond understanding, of course, is …
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Temptation from the Right
‘Right’ and ‘Left’ don’t only have to do with political alignments. The terms were also used to define two categories of temptation in the spiritual life. Indeed, because it’s less perceptible, the temptation ‘from the right’ was considered the more …
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6th Sunday of Luke: ‘The Possessed Man as the Fragmentation of the Human Person’
On the 6th Sunday of Luke, the great Redeemer of the human race, while He was in the land of the Gadarenes, opposite Galilee, relieves, redeems and liberates a man from a terrible threat. The ‘sick’ servant in today’s Gospel …
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In the Likeness of God (Luke 6, 31-36)
‘Therefore become merciful, as your Father is merciful’. If we read the literature of the ancient Greek sages and, indeed, that of wise people from all over the world, we see that, in their efforts to define what is just, …
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‘Here’s to us; who’s like us?’
How often do we do something considered spiritual- prayer, church attendance, fasting, some alms-giving- and think we’ve become ‘Saint Anthony’. Because we compare ourselves… to ourselves. We ourselves are the criterion. It’s like somebody going on a run and thinking …
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Reply to mockery with a smile
Their mockery comes from a malicious heart; let your smile be without any badness. Mockery sits well with ignorance; a smile is more suited to knowledge. Through their mockery they’re increasing the value of your prayer before the eternal Judge. …
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‘I had the impression I was surrounded by flames which didn’t burn me’
(Edited by Stelios Koukos) [Saint Porfyrios]- ‘I suggest we pray together, both of us, at exactly the same time. We’ll each pray for the other’. We agreed and promised. We even set the time for the prayer-10 p.m. He explained …
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Don’t expect the world to get any better
The consistency of the pattern in Christ’s life is a challenge for the rational thinking of people in the world and a reversal of everything they hold to be a constant. Why? Because, having expunged God from their life, they …
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Sermon on the Apostolic reading – 4th Sunday of Luke (Titus 3: 8-15)
The Apostle Paul, after being freed from his first imprisonment in Rome, went to Crete with his valued companion, Titus. After a short period of apostolic activity, The Apostle Paul made Titus the Bishop of Crete to continue the …
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The 7th Ecumenical Synod
Beloved brothers and sisters, when he was speaking one time to the elders of the Church of Ephesus, Saint Paul told them that he was aware that, after he left them, savage wolves would come in among them and would not …