A documentary on one of the greatest saints of the 20th century will soon be released. In the meantime, a trailer for the film, “Elder Joseph the Hesychast,” has been published online on the “sceptic production” YouTube page. St. Joseph is one of the newest saints of the Orthodox Church. Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople announced…
On Tuesday, January 21, 2020, His Eminence Archbishop Nikitas visited Oxford and presided at the Vespers at the Greek Orthodox Church of the Holy Trinity and the Annunciation. thyateira.org.uk
The hierarchs, clergy, monastics, and faithful of the Serbian Orthodox Church are marking a three-fold celebration in honor of His Holiness Patriarch Irinej. The Serbian primate reached his 60th anniversary as a monk, his 45th anniversary as a bishop, and his 10th anniversary as Patriarch of the Serbian Church at the same time, reports the…
The Orthodox faithful of Cancun had much to celebrate on January 19. In addition to the great feast of the Theophany of Our Lord Jesus Christ, the community also celebrated the Baptism of Dmitry Sukharov, a Latvian man who was released from prison just a week prior thanks to the intervention of the St. John…
HCHC President George M. Cantonis visited the Metropolis of Detroit on January 20 at the kind invitation of His Eminence Metropolitan Nicholas of Detroit. During his visit, Mr. Cantonis offered presentations on the school’s current situation and future plans to large groups of clergy and laypeople, who warmly greeted his presence among them. “The response…
Coming from a long lineage of priests (his grandfathers and his brother, who is Metropolitan Nektarios of Hong Kong), it came as little surprise that Metropolitan Konstantinos of Singapore decided to dedicate his life to God. Leaving his career in media, he was ordained a deacon in 2008 and then as an Archimandrite. In 2011,…
Archaeologists from the University of Alicante in Spain recently unearthed the first Byzantine monastery ever found on the Iberian peninsula. Previously thought to be a Roman or Visigothic site on a hill on the outskirts of Elda in the Alicante province of Spain, experts from the University of Alicante and the local archaeological museum have…
The science on how to clean out our heart before praying is very important because of the importance of prayer in our life. In order to clean our our heart before praying and to have the desired outcome, we need to follow the following steps: Anxiety about carnal things To be able to offer our…
NEW YORK – In commemoration of the Holy Three Hierarchs (Saint Basil the Great, Saint Gregory the Theologian, and Saint John Chrysostom), on January 30th, the Office of Education of the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America organizes the following events to celebrate Greek Letters and Arts: Thursday, January 30, 2020 9:00 a.m. Archieratical Divine Liturgy…