June 16, 2025, many non-Orthodox Christians often wonder what is the Apostles Fast in the Orthodox Church. It is often seen as a hidden treasure of the Liturgical Calendar – everyone knows about the Great Lent and even the Nativity Fast, but the rather short Apostles Fast often gets forgotten. Jesus Christ Himself set[…]

  June 4th, 2025, Father Panayiotis gives us a wonderful explanation on the truth behind the installation of the Filioque into the Nicene Creed, when the schism between the East and West occurred, and if there truly is a possibility of a compromise on this dogmatic matter between the Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic[…]

  6/10/25, The priest is an apostle, but he can either be faithful to the gospel or become a mercenary. There is no in between. Christianity is not fundamentally a religion, but a path, a way of life. The priest is a guide on this path. He accompanies the believers on their journey towards God[…]

  (From an encyclical written by His Grace in 2019) June 3, 2025, the counsels of a twentieth-century spiritual father to the modern human being can be summed up in three core philosophies—do not despair, do not be sentimental, and do not force yourself to anything. This advice leads to the discovery of an authentic[…]

  June 6, 2025, Saint Bessarion, Wonderworker of Egypt was an Egyptian. He was baptized while still in his youth, and he led a strict life, striving to preserve the grace given him during Baptism. Seeking to become more closely acquainted with the monastic life, he journeyed to the holy places. He was in Jerusalem,[…]