Self love, as has often been said, is the cause of all impassioned thoughts. For from it are produced the three principal thoughts of desire; those of gluttony, avarice and self-esteem. From gluttony is born the thought of unchastity; from avarice, the thought of greed; from self-esteem, the thought of pride.All the rest – the…
On January 30, 2020, His Eminence Archbishop Elpidophoros of America officiated over the Divine Liturgy of the feast of the Three Hierarchs at the Archdiocesan Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Manhattan. The Liturgy was offered for the students, principals and teachers of the Archdiocesan Greek-American Schools of the New York area. The Schools represented included: The Cathedral School…
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The Church today commemorates the Synaxis of the Three Hierarchs: Basil the Great, Gregory the Theologian, & John Chrysostom. The common feast of the three great teachers was instituted just before the year 1100, during the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Alexis I Comnenos. January 30 is also traditionally celebrated as the day of Greek…
The Archbishop of Thyteira and Great Britain, His Eminence Nikitas, hosted a reception on Wednesday evening for the visiting Patriarch of Jerusalem, His Most Godly Beatitude Theophilos III. The Patriarch of Jerusalem made a brief stopover in London, as he is travelling to the United States for an official visit. The Archbishop welcomed Patriarch Theophilos…
The Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, His Holiness Kirill, spoke in the Russian Federal Duma this week, warning lawmakers against the specter of a low birth rate plaguing the vast country, as well as the crisis facing the family, as he said. His Holiness referred to direct threats against the Russian people’s future, saying…
The Holy Synod of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church this week announced that it will request a meeting with the country’s labor and social policy minister in order to discuss a legislative initiative affecting minors and the family unit. The Church in Bulgaria is opposed certain provisions in the foreseen law, charging that they will allow…
His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, stressed that Christianity and the ideology of non-resistance are not the same thing. It is essential to resist evil, but in a way so that evil does not seize us, he said. “Christianity has nothing to do with the so-called ideology of pacifism. Christ talked about…
On 29 January, 2020, His Holiness Kirill, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, met with the rector, professors and students of Kiev Theological Academy and Seminary (KTAS) who are making a pilgrimage to Russia in the period from January 27 to February 2, 2020. The meeting took place at the Red Hall of the Cathedral…