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Elder Joseph Hesycast, Elders Daniil and Ephraim of Katounakia officially entered today in the Church’s Calendar May have their prayers and intercessions!

Besides the last words (and photos) of Metropolitan Paul which you will find at the link below I remember now his very meek, soft, humble kind of being. In that Sunday, in the morning he held for us the liturgy and in the evening we had a gathering (synaxis) with him. He didn't spoke a lot but...

I owe you a clarification. We made the text below after some research specially for you. No, really. There was some interest in these forums and I answered something from top of my head. Now you have a (more) complete overview about Philokalia: Philokalia: Definition, History, and Source Enjoy!

How to find a good spouse? A gathering of sayings from elders and holy fathers upon this very important topic. Enjoy!

We receive again and again questions about this and, also, there is a lot of misinformation on the web - that's why we wrote a (hopefully) clear post about this. If something is unclear and/or missing, please let us know.

After a lot of digging we found the most ancient way (pun intended) to find when was Jesus born. Of course, I do not dogmatize - if someone else has other proofs / sources feel free to share.

Here is a Gift for Christmas - an amazing story happened several years ago in US together with a photo journal from a Divine Liturgy held at Bethlehem Enjoy!

Something of interest for us - even if the reasons aren't so spiritual as they should, the Byzantine Chant recognized by UNESCO as part of Cultural Heritage of Humanity. I „spiritualized” the news and also I added some byzantine pieces - one of them from the Christmas service. Enjoy!

The Christmas is coming and I posted a humble advice with some humble photos about and from Christmas in Mount Athos. Enjoy! :)

Have a blessed Saint Nicholas! A gift for you: A photo journal from his chapel with one of his miracles. Bonus: Another miracle of Saint Porphyrios (few days ago was his day) Extra bonus: The testament of Saint Porphyrios Enjoy! :)

Tomorrow (depending on the calendar and time zone :) ) is Saint Andrew the patron saint of many of you here, either by name either by country - he is really a great saint! Here is a gift for you: Why Saint Andrew is the First-Called – Photo journal from his chapel Let the Saint bless us all!

The Nativity Fast has started. Does have anyone concrete advice / hints / tips / quotes about fasting? To start the ball rolling, I put (just) three small bits: The golden rule of fasting Fast is to force nature Fast is a means and not an end.

What is the Uncreated Light and how can we experience it? A marvelous text from Saint Gregory Palamas about something which - I hope - will get you out from depressing themes which are to be seen in our day-by-day reality.

I know that many of you are battling with loneliness, so I wrote a short guide on how to use the loneliness based on the Holy Fathers with some common pitfalls. Hope this helps! Feedback wellcomed!

Perhaps you know (a part of) the news already but I wanted to share them because there is something in the linked article which was crucially useful for us - something you don't know...

A historical day for Mount Athos. See here for the details.

Being in a traditionally orthodox country, I am very impressed by the ones which struggle for Christ on the right path more or less alone - without having a society to help them in their pursuit for the Kingdom of Heavens. That's why I tried to gather some resources specially targeted at them -...

Thinking a lot these days at the fact that actually our death is our lack of comprehension. The post (see the link) was written for the peace of the soul of Charles (non-orthodox). I know God wants to save him. Please pray for him! May rest in peace.

What do you think about texts like the one below? The role of courage and of the conscience in the war against the passions

The problem of 666 is one of the problems in which everyone has an opinion but nobody got the time to research the Holy Fathers. That's why I posted this (perhaps some from you know it already) 666: What the Holy Fathers say about it?