Author Archives: Father George

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. CHURCH AND DIVINE EUCHARIST according to Saint Irenaeus. By Metropolitan of Nafpaktos, Hierotheos Saint Irenaeus is A SUCCESSOR OF THE APOSTOLIC FATHERS, and his teaching on the subjects atContinue reading “CHURCH AND DIVINE EUCHARIST according to Saint Irenaeus”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God, and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE SECULARISM IN THE CHURCH By Metropolitan of Nafpaktos, Hierotheos The Church is the Body of Christ. It is not a human organism, but the Divine-human Body of Christ. TheContinue reading “SECULARISM IN THE CHURCH”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God, and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. A LIFE OF SERVICE [IV f ] In monasteries of the COMMON LIFE (KOENOVIA) life, the monks are able to live Apostolically, genuinely, the mystery of the Church asContinue reading “A LIFE OF SERVICE (IV f)”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God, and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. A LIFE BASED ON AGAPE (LOVE) [Part IV e] THE LOVE OF GOD has–as direct fruit–THE LOVE OF GOD’S IMAGE, OF MAN — AND ALL GOD’S CREATURES. After manyContinue reading “A LIFE BASED ON AGAPE (LOVE) Part IV e”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God, and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. A LIFE OF PRAYER AND WORSHIP [Part IV d] TEARS OF REPENTANCE KINDLE THE FIRE OF LOVE. The monk feeds his desire for the Lord with prayer, especially thatContinue reading “A LIFE OF PRAYER AND WORSHIP Part IV d”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. EVANGELICAL MONASTICISM [Part IV c] A New Life in Jesus Christ THE GOSPEL OF OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST is a ‘god-spell’ or ‘good news’ because it brings to theContinue reading “EVANGELICAL MONASTICISM Part IV c”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God, and Savior, CHRIS IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. THE HOLY MOUNTAIN: THE WITNESS TO AN ORTHODOX SOCIETY [Part IV b] The Holy Mountain bears witness to the hidden life in Christ. At the same time, its testimonyContinue reading “THE HOLY MOUNTAIN: THE WITNESS TO AN ORTHODOX SOCIETY [Part IV b)”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God, and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. THE WITNESS OF A LIVING GOD [Part IV a] The mind of our present age is anthropocentric (human-centered). It is thus neither eucharistic, nor liturgical, nor sacrificial. It isContinue reading “THE WITNESS OF A LIVING GOD Part IV a”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God, and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. THE WITNESS TO A LIVING GOD [Part IV] ‘When the monk possesses the grace of repentance, he knows the true God, and not some idea of God.’ The GodContinue reading “THE WITNESS TO A LIVING GOD Part IV”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ Our Only True Lord, God, and Savior, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. THE EROS OF REPENTANCE: THE THEOLOGICAL WITNESS OF MOUNT ATHOS. [Part III] The Holy Mountain of Athos in its entirety, both in its past and in its present, BEARSContinue reading “THE EROS OF REPENTANCE: THE THEOLOGICAL WITNESS OF MOUNT ATHOS Part III”