RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
After spending my teenage years searching, studying, traveling, and seeking guidance, I thought I was done with Greece and was again returning to the United States with a clear purpose. I wanted to find a place where I could begin…
Life resumed, at least outwardly, as before. I continued my studies in the United States, but something had changed within me. The flame that had begun years earlier was no longer merely a longing. It had become a direction. Whenever…
My first pilgrimage to Jerusalem lasted only a short time – several weeks, but some of its effects would remain with me for all the years. Among the many blessings of that journey was the opportunity to meet monks and…
When I look back now, I sometimes wonder how I managed to do some of the things I did when I was young. Perhaps youth gives us a courage that age later replaces with caution. I had finished high school…
+ Bishop Philaretos As I grow older, people sometimes ask me why I chose the path I did. Much worse, and much more painful, are those who propose to understand me—those who desire to believe that I did everything to…
In an age of confusion and uncertainty, every soul longs for a sanctuary. For the Orthodox Christian, that sanctuary is found in the Holy Church—the safe harbor where Christ is present, the Holy Mysteries are celebrated, and the Faith of the Apostles is preserved unchanged. Despite the trials of our times, the True Orthodox Church remains a refuge where the faithful find truth, peace, and communion with God.
The Holy Apostle Paul warned Timothy that there would come those who possess “a form of godliness, but deny the power thereof.” These words are often applied to the secular world, to nominal Christians, or to those outside the Church.…
Much Devotion About Nothing. When religious activity replaces prayer.
By Priest Marco Mannini Giorgi ORTHODOXY AS HOPE FOR THE PEOPLES OF EUROPE Twenty-first-century Europe has undoubtedly given itself a well-defined socio-political identity, shaping itself according to a capitalist-liberal model and the cohesion of its member states, as a united,…
Modern culture teaches self-esteem as the answer to life’s problems, but the Orthodox Church offers a very different path. Drawing on the wisdom of St. Isaac the Syrian, this article explores the difference between the modern cult of self-esteem and the liberating truth of Christian humility.
