RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
Bishop Philaretos recently visited the Parish of St. Michael in Guildford, England, in honour of the patronal feast of the Synaxis of St. Michael and the Other Bodiless Hosts. The bishop served a hierarchical liturgy with Priests Daniel and Aleksandar,…
I admit it, change takes a lot of courage. And repentance, the most significant mode of life for an Orthodox Christian has to do with changing. Repentance in Greek is metanoia μετάνοια. Metanoia literally means to make a change of…
UNTIL RECENTLY (written in 1975), the concepts and terms “Christian” and
“Orthodox” were unambiguous and meaningful.
Now, however, we are living through times so terrible, so filled with
falsehood and deception, that such concepts and terms no longer convey
what is significant when used without further clarification. They do not
reflect the essence of things, but have become little more than deceptive
labels.
Orthodox Christians must steadfastly remain in Orthodoxy, preserve oneness of mind with one another and unhypocritical love, guard purity of soul and body, reject evil and unclean intentions, temperately partake of food and drink, and above all adorn themselves…
