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On the life in Christ (2)
Author: St. Nikolay Kavasilas Word one: Life in Christ is realized through the sacraments of divine baptism, holy anointing and communion 36. Since before the Cross it was impossible to…
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For myself and for the bishops (verses 225-439)
Author: St. Gregory the Theologian Reading the lower lines, one can hardly imagine that centuries separate us from the author. Some readers might exclaim, “Well, so nothing new under the…
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Selected texts from the Holy Fathers on the pastoral ministry
"Woe to you, because you shut up the kingdom of heaven from men" (Matt. 23:13). This is said to the bishops, who neither themselves teach the people the way of…
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For myself and for the bishops (verses 1-220)
The work of St. Gregory the Theologian For myself and for the bishops is one of the most censored patristic works, although it was created in the so-called "Golden Age"…
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On the life in Christ (1)
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Oration 27. Against the Eunomians
Eunomians - 1. Against those who are so skilled in speeches is my word. And to begin from the Scripture: "I am against thee, O pride" (Jer. 50:31) - in…
Archeology
Sacrificed bronze human organs have been found in a Roman sanctuary
Archaeologists have excavated an ancient sanctuary located near geothermal springs in the Italian municipality of San Casciano dei Bani. Researchers managed to find more than three thousand coins, as well…
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Patriarch Bartholomew I and the Metropolitan of Kiev Epiphanius will meet on Thassos
At the beginning of September, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, Archbishop Hieronymus of Athens and Metropolitan Epiphanius (Dumenko) of Kyiv, head of the Autocephalous Orthodox Church of Ukraine, will celebrate together…
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An infernal fire threatens a unique abode of God in Mount Athos
A huge fire broke out between two monasteries at the monastic state of Mount Athos in Greece. One of the most valuable monasteries of Athos - the Docheiariou monastery (Greek: Μονή Δοχειαρίου) , which has a very…
Asia
Iran’s persecution of Baháʼís has escalated since June 2022
As reported by the Baháʼí Community in Brussels (BIC), the "quiet campaign to strangle the Baháʼí community is now taking a more overt violent turn, reminiscent of the earlier days…