Only the foolish think that suffering is evil. A sensible man knows that suffering is not evil but only the manifestation of evil and healing from evil. Only sin in a man is a real evil, and there is no evil outside sin. Everything else that men generally call evil is not, but is a…

George M. Cantonis, President of Hellenic College and Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology has issued the following message regarding the coronavirus outbreak. Read the full text below:   Dear HCHC Students, Parents and Community, The situation globally, with regard to COVID-19, what we know as coronavirus, has evolved this week with increases in…

Dr. Timothy Patitsas (MDiv 1994), Interim Dean of Hellenic College and Assistant Professor of Ethics at Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology, has just published a book on The Ethics of Beauty (St. Nicholas Press). The book argues that the Orthodox Christian approach to spiritual life has always been a “Beauty-first” one, laying out…

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His Eminence Metropolitan Alexios of Atlanta has issued the following statement concerning the postponement of upcoming events due to coronavirus. Read the full text below:   My brothers and sisters in Christ, “O God Almighty, Lord of heaven and earth, and of all creation visible and invisible, in thine ineffable goodness, look down upon thy…

The Patriarchal Exarch of the Russian Orthodox Church and Metropolitan of Singapore and SE Asia, His Eminence Sergius, visited the capital of Indonesia, Jakarta this week, where he was received by the new minister of religious affairs in the country, Fachrul Razi.

Although a dialogue began yesterday between representatives of the Montenegro government and hierarchs of the Metropolitanate of Montenegro and the Littoral of the Serbian Orthodox Church, regarding a controversial law that the Church says aims to confiscate its properties and relics, the latter clarified that twice-weekly rallies will continue in cities around the small Adriatic…

The Patriarch of Antioch and All the East, His Beatitude John X, this week met with members of the Lebanese Cabinet who are members of the Orthodox Church. Talks revolved around the economic crisis in the Mideast country, while the ministers expressed their confidence in the historic role of the Patriarchate of Antioch and All…

Global concerns over a massive outbreak of the coronavirus have brought much of southern Europe to a standstill, after the virus spread from south-central China. Outdoor activities in several parts of the Middle East have also been drastically affected. Amid this public health crisis, the world’s Orthodox Churches have coalesced around a common principle, namely,…