A Sinful girl, the Nuns and Saint Arsenios of Paros
This is from the Life of St. Arsenios of Paros (1800-1877), who is commemorated by the Orthodox Church on January 31. A very instructive story.
The Joint Statement 2015 for the Annual Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
During his earthly life and public ministry Jesus did not turn his face away from others. He did not try to avoid sinners, outcasts, and all those who could have supposedly destroyed his peace and good spirits.
Prayers All Orthodox Should Know
Every Orthodox should know these prayers by heart. Daily prayer is essential for an Orthodox spiritual way of life that prepares you to receive God’s grace to gain union with God.
A Filipino Orthodox Priest Suspended
The Orthodox Metropolitanate of Hong Kong and South East Asia regret to announce the suspension of Presbyter James Doronela, Priest of the Annunciation Orthodox Cathedral, Paranaque, Philippines.
Saint Anthony the Great (January 17)
Concerning Antony of Egypt we have more knowledge than of any other saint of this early period, thanks to the biography written by his friend, St. Athanasius. Antony was born in 251 at Coma, a village near Great Heracleopolis in Middle Egypt.
Biblical Numerology in Patristic Thought
Biblical numerology is a topic discussed in theological literature, where several opinions exist regarding the symbolic use of numbers.
Eastern Orthodoxy and the Pope: A Brief History
Among the many issues that divide East and West, the papacy is arguably the largest issue that concerns theologians today. This sentiment has been repeated by many Christian leaders, Catholics and Orthodox alike.
Testimony by Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol regarding Saint Paisios
I visited Mount Athos for the first time, and there, together with the rest of my classmates, we visited the Elder, when he resided in his small hut at Timios Stavros (Holy Cross), near Stavronikita Monastery.
Ecumenical Patriarchate Officially Entered Elder Paisios among the List of Saints
On January 13, 2015, the Holy and Sacred Synod of the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople officially entered PAISIOS EZNEPIDIS (1924-1994) among the list of saints whose memory the Orthodox Church celebrates.
The Blessing of the Waters in Hong Kong
On January 11, 2015, the Orthodox Community of Hong Kong gathered in Stanley for the celebration of the service of the Blessing of the Waters and the tossing of the Holy Cross into the sea.