Author Archives: Father George

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. What is Orthodoxy (Part II) By Protopresbyter George Metallinos Professor Emeritus, School of Theology, University of Athens 3. The purpose of the presence of the Church, as in Christ community, in the world is theContinue reading “What is Orthodoxy? (Part II)”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. What is Orthodoxy? By Protopresbyter George Metallinos Speaking of Orthodoxy, we must not repeat the mistake of Pilate when he asked Christ "what is the truth?" (John 18:38). The proper question is: "Who is truth?"Continue reading “What is Orthodoxy?”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. DIVINE INTERVENTION AT TIMES OF WORLD PLAGUES The Plague in 1630 on the island of Corfu (Kerkyra), Greece How the plague in 1630 on Corfu was stopped, through the mediations of its Patron and ProtectorContinue reading “DIVINE INTERVENTION AT TIMES OF WORLD PLAGUES (Part II)”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. DIVINE INTERVENTION AT TIMES OF WORLD PLAGUES How Cholera was stopped in Constantinople in 1910 In the year 1910 disease once again befell Constantinople and its environs: cholera. People were dying by the hundreds everyContinue reading “DIVINE INTERVENTION AT TIMES OF WORLD PLAGUES”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. THE GRACE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT By Monk Markellos Karakallenos The Holy Spirit is the Source of the Divine Gifts and when He descended upon the Holy Apostles, He gave them all the graces. ThroughContinue reading “THE GRACE OF THE HOLY SPIRIT”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. THE ASCETIC AND THE THIEF There was an ascetic elder and anchorite, who has been leading an ascetic life in a desert place for seventy years, in fasting, chastity, and vigil. Although he labored forContinue reading “THE ASCETIC AND THE THIEF”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God,CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. THE MYSTERY (SACRAMENT) OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST The Holy Eucharist literally "thanksgiving" is the Mystery in which the bread and wine of offering are CHANGED BY THE HOLY SPIRIT INTO THE TRUE Body and True BloodContinue reading “THE MYSTERY (SACRAMENT) OF THE HOLY EUCHARIST”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. "Therefore brethren, stand fast and hold the traditions which you were taught, whether BY WORD or OUR EPISTLE" (2 Thessalonians 2:15). Holy Tradition must be preserved by the Church, for God is its source. HolyContinue reading ““…STAND FAST AND HOLD THE TRADITIONS WHICH YOU WERE TAUGHT…” (2 Thess. 2:15)”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. ON JANUARY 7th OUR HOLY ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHURCH COMMEMORATES THE SYNAXIS OF SAINT JOHN THE FORERUNNER AND BAPTIST Saint John’s greatest role during his life was enacted on the day of the Theophany, and becauseContinue reading “7th JANUARY – SYNAXIS OF SAINT JOHN THE FORERUNNER AND BAPTIST”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. ON THE SIXTH DAY OF THE MONTH OF JANUARY WE CELEBRATE AND COMMEMORATE THE DIVINE THEOPHANY OF OUR LORD, GOD, AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST About the beginning of our Lord’s 30th year, Saint John theContinue reading “JANUARY 6th – THE DIVINE THEOPHANY OF OUR LORD, GOD, AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST”