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Repost on the occasion of the new calendar “Christmas”: Bethlehem is Silent!
An article from a Greek Newspaper of 1926 The official Church of Greece is celebrating the Nativity of Christ for already the third time at the same time as the churches of the West with whom very foundational and essential…
Reposting on the occasion of the new calendar “Christmas”: “Christmas” of the Shops is Over and We Await the Nativity of Christ
+ BP How strange it seems in our world today that some Orthodox are still fasting and some “Orthodox” (I use the terms loosely, in the first reference I find a minority and in the second reference I find none)…
“MERRY SPYRIDON!” St Spyridon the Wonderworker, Bishop of Tremithus
The term “Merry Spyridon” was coined when Archbishop Averky of Syracuse met for the first time the then Archimandrite Petros and later Bishop Petros of Astoria in a train station on the feast of St. Spyridon. One spoke only Greek,…
The Grinch who Stole Orthodox Christmas
What if???
Greek Spinach Rice (Σπανακόρυζο)
Traditional Orthodox fasting food Greek spinach rice, known as Σπανακόρυζο, is a humble and nourishing dish prepared in homes and monasteries throughout Greece. It is simple, fragrant, and deeply rooted in the fasting tradition of the Orthodox Church. With only…
Chemarea la Transfigurare, Nu la Auto-Justificare
De Vlădica Filaret de Pallini și Europa de Vest În inima vieții creștine ortodoxe stă nu acceptarea de sine, ci schimbarea la față. Nu suntem chemați doar să recunoaștem cine suntem, ci să devenim ceea ce Dumnezeu ne-a creat să…
Не бойся малого стада
«Не бойся малого стада»: малая запятая — великое значение Во многих английских переводах Святого Евангелия слова Господа передаются так: «Не бойся, малое стадо…» На первый взгляд это кажется безобидным. Однако такая пунктуация изменяет смысл слов Христовых. Что говорит Христос на…
Fear Not the Little Flock
+ Ε.Φ. In many English translations of the Holy Gospel, we encounter Christ’s words rendered as: “Do not be afraid, little flock…” At first glance, this seems harmless. Yet this punctuation subtly alters the meaning of our Lord’s words and…
The Call to Transfiguration, Not Self-Justification
Ε.Φ. At the heart of Orthodox Christian life stands not self-acceptance, but transfiguration. We are not called merely to recognize who we are, but to become what God created us to be. The Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord…