By prof. A.P. Lopukhin
Chapter 19. 1 – 10. Zacchaeus the publican. 11 – 27. The parable of the mines. 28 – 48. Entry into Jerusalem and cleansing of the temple.
Luke 19:1. Then Jesus entered...
By prof. A.P. Lopukhin
Chapter 20. 1-26. The question of the authority of Christ. 27-38. The question of the Sadducees. 39-47. Christ and the Scribes.
Luke 20:1. On one of those days when He was teaching...
We must never forget that war invariably leads to defeat, the Holy Father noted
At his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis once again called for negotiated peace and condemned the bloody...
Macedonian Archbishop Stefan is visiting Serbia at the invitation of Serbian Patriarch Porfiry. The officially stated reason is the third anniversary of the election of Patriarch Porfiry. Obviously, this is only an occasion for...
By St. Basil the Great
Moral Rule 80
Chapter 22
What is characteristic of a Christian? Faith that works by love (Gal. 5:6).
What is inherent in faith? An unbiased confidence in the truth of God's inspired words,...
By St. Anastasius of Sinai, ecclesiastical writer, also known as Anastasius III, Metropolitan of Nicaea, lived in the 8th century.
Question 16: When the apostle says that the authorities of this world are set up...
KingNewswire.com - Last March 1st, 2024, took place the unveiling of the Ideal Church of Scientology in Del Valle, Mexico City, a significant milestone for the Scientologists. This new facility boasts a Public Information...
By St. Nicholas Kavasila, From "Three sermons on the Virgin"
The remarkable Hesychast author of the 14th century St. Nicholas Kavasila (1332-1371) dedicates this sermon to the Annunciation of the Holy Mother of God, revealing...
Prot. 373
No. 204
Athens, 29 January 2024
E C Y C L I O S 3 0 8 5
To the Christians of the Church of Greece
Born in the Lord, beloved,
As you were informed, just a...
Compilation by St. Bishop Theophan, the Recluse of Vysha
St. Gregory of Nyssa:
"Who would give me dove's wings?" - said the psalmist David (Ps. 54:7). I dare to say the same: who would give me...
Russian clergy and believers have published an open appeal to the authorities in Russia calling for the body of politician Alexei Navalny to be handed over to his family.
The text of the address is...
By Natalya Trauberg (interview given in the fall of 2008 given to Elena Borisova and Darja Litvak), <a href="http://expert.ru/expert/2009/19/hristianstvo_eto_neudobno/">Expert No. 19(657), May 18, 2009</a>
To be a Christian means to give up oneself in favor...
On February 16, at the meeting in the ancient monastery "St. George" in Cairo the H. Synod of the Patriarchate of Alexandria decided to depose Bishop Constantine (Ostrovsky) of Zaraysk from the Russian Orthodox...
By St. Rev. Simeon the New Theologian,
From “Instruction with rebuke to all: kings, bishops, priests, monks and laity, spoken and spoken by the mouth of God” (excerpt)
...Bishops, heads of dioceses, understand:
You are the imprint...
By Prof. A.P. Lopukhin, Interpretation of the Holy Scriptures of the New Testament
Chapter 13. 1-9. Exhortations to repentance. 10 – 17. Healing on Saturday. 18 – 21. Two parables about the kingdom of God....
The answer is given by the Fathers of the Church, to whom we always turn and in whom we find the answer, regardless of when they lived.
St. Simeon of Thessalonica speaks of six things...
By St. Vincentius of Lerin,
from his remarkable historical work "Memorial Book of the Antiquity and Universality of the Congregational Faith"
Chapter 4
But in order to make what we have said clearer, it must be illustrated...
The country's parliament approved a bill allowing civil marriages between people of the same sex, which was applauded by supporters of the rights of the LGBT community, Reuters reported.
Representatives of both supporters and opponents...
By Prof. A.P. Lopukhin, Interpretation of the Holy Scriptures of the New Testament
Chapter 5. 1.-11. The Summons of Simon. 12-26. The healing of leprosy and weakness. 27-39. The feast at the tax collector Levi.
Luke...
On February 8, the Ministry of Justice of Lithuania registered a new religious structure - an exarchate, which will be subordinated to the Patriarchate of Constantinople. Thus, two Orthodox churches will be officially recognized...
By Hristianstvo.bg
In "St. Sofia of Kiev" the Constituent Assembly of the public organization "Sofia Brotherhood" was held. The participants of the meeting elected the chairman of Archpriest Alexander Kolb and members of the Board...
Almost four years after Hagia Sophia was converted into a mosque, another iconic Byzantine temple in Constantinople will begin functioning as a mosque. This is the famous Hora Monastery, which has been a museum...
The Synod of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine decided to remove from the church calendar the day of the memory of the holy Prince Alexander Nevsky, according to the website of the Synod of...
The main concepts and definition of health: The ability of a person to adapt to his environment.
The definition of health was formulated by the World Health Organization and sounds like this: "Health is not...