A contemporary miracle of the Theotokos in the field of foreign missions providing numerous teachings. Nina, a girl of about ten years old, was the third child of a family which lived in Western Kasai (Congo). Her two older siblings, two boys, had left this world very early on, making Nina the only daughter and only child. Nina … Read More
12 Questions and Answers on Orthodox Confession and Worship.
12 Questions and Answers on Orthodox Confession and Worship. Transcribed by A.D Kondogianakopoulou On Monday 5 September, following an invitation from a Protestant theological school (postgraduate level) located outside Seoul, the Most Reverent Metropolitan of Korea, Fr. Ambrose, gave two lectures to 35 postgraduate students, all pastors. The lessons, within which the lectures were given, were on missions … Read More
Yoga and Meditation
Monk Arsenios Vliagoftis, Graduate of Theology and Philosophy,Commissioned by the Sacred Metropolis of Cassandria on matters of heresies Source: “DIALOGOS” magazine, issue No.22 (2000) http://www.oodegr.com/english/anatolikes/boudismos/ yoga_meditation.htm “….They are contrary to, and irreconcilable with, Orthodox Christian ascesis, especially with Prayer…” Our times are times of extreme spiritual confusion and apostasy from the Will of God. The father of this condition … Read More
What is Theosophy?
Theosophy: A philosophic and religious “gnostic” current, a continuation and synthesis of an-cient neo-Platonism and gnosticism which, in its newer form, was put forth mainly by the Theo-sophical Society (founded in 1875), by its founder Helena Petrovna Blavatski, a Russian “me-dium,” and which is now offered by the “New (Aquarian) Age” movement.
What Is Spiritualism
What Is Spiritualism(A concise presentation) Spiritualism (or mediumism): a spiritual movement of “revelations” that consists in the communi-cation of people with “spirits” which are supposedly the souls of people who have previously died. Such communication is achieved through dedicated people called “intermediaries” or “me-diums.” A more careful study of the teachings of spiritualism shows that beyond some simple philosophical … Read More
Was the Byzantine State a Theocracy?
WAS THE BYZANTINE STATE A THEOCRACY?ANASTASIOS PHILIPPIDIS Greek Orthodox Tradition: Roots and Perspective In order to avoid the confusion caused to most writers by the term theocracy, we suggest four criteria with which the existence and degree of a theocracy can be measured within a state: 1) Identification of political and religious power in the same person2) Imposition … Read More
The Utopia of Idolaters
Idolatry – Paganism The belated idolaters, the “dodekatheists” (12 gods) as they are known, who have appeared in our time, do not have the simplicity of the lay pagans nor the maturity of those who seriously studied our ancient religion. They are simply intellectual, or pseudo-intellectual, who become rapturous and cause others through vanity to act likewise. They relate … Read More
The spiritual state of man
The spiritual state of man An admonishing epistle on our relationships with our neighbour and on the meaning of sorrows. Nothing makes the way for the approach of God easier as does the mercy that is offered from the depth of the soul for those who are in need. The Lord said: “Inasmuch you did it to one … Read More
The Saints and the animals
By Soterios Lysikatos. 1.Pacify yourself and heaven and earth will be pacified for you. (Abba Isaac) The relationship of men towards animals perhaps should be presented under the prism of the creation of the world. We specifically read in Genesis, “and God created the beasts of the earth after their kind, and the animals after their kind and all … Read More
The proper way to face sorrows.
Advices on spiritual experiences with temptations and sorrows. By Saint Isaac the Syrian. Just as the eyebrows approach each other, so are the temptations close to men. It was the economy of God to be so, with wisdom that we may receive benefit: namely, through knocking persistently, because of the sorrows, on the door of God’s mercy and … Read More