Author Archives: Father George

On the duty of parents and children By Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk ON THE DUTY OF PARENTS The Holy Apostle Paul says this to parents, "BRING UP YOUR CHILDREN IN THE NURTURE AND ADMONITION OF THE LORD" (Ephesians 6:4), and he exhorts them to nurture their children in a manner befitting of Christians. All ChristiansContinue reading “Duties of parents and children”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. "GOD IS UNCREATED" Saint Gregory Palamas laid great emphasis on the Uncreatedness of the Divine Essence and the Uncreatedness of God’s energy (activity). The word ‘UNCREATED’, is applied to God. GOD IS UNCREATED. He hasContinue reading ““GOD IS UNCREATED” writes Saint Gregory Palamas”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. THE THIRD SUNDAY OF HOLY AND GREAT LENT: ON THE VENERATION OF THE PRECIOUS AND LIFE-GIVING CROSS. (Part II) By Saint Gregory Palamas Lord our God, willingly You spread Your Divine hands to be nailedContinue reading “THE THIRD SUNDAY OF HOLY AND GREAT LENT: ON THE VENERATION OF THE PRECIOUS AND LIFE-GIVING CROSS (Part II)”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. On the Precious and Life-Giving Cross "But God forbid that I should boast except in the Cross of Our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world has been crucified to me, and I to theContinue reading “On the Precious and Life-Giving Cross”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE, THE ARK OF SALVATION Then God said to Noah, ‘The end of all flesh has come before Me, for the earth is filled with unrighteousness through them; and behold, I will destroy them with theContinue reading “THE ARK OF SALVATION”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. Jesus said, “But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. God is Spirit. andContinue reading ““WORSHIP THE FATHER IN SPIRIT AND TRUTH” (John 4:23)”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. THE "WHEAT" AND THE "CHAFF" (Matthew 3:12) "His winnowing fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly clean out His threshing floor, and gather His wheat into the barn, but He will burn upContinue reading “THE “WHEAT” AND THE “CHAFF” (Matthew 3:12)”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. The world is afflicted by poverty, both material and spiritual. Poverty and those inflicted by it have existed for centuries. The poor have suffered not only from the deprivation of the most essential goods neededContinue reading “THE WORLD IS AFFLICTED BY POVERTY, BOTH MATERIAL AND SPIRITUAL.”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN 0UR MIDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. The Second Sunday of the Holy and Great Lent: Saint GREGORY PALAMAS, Archbishop of Thessaloniki. The Holy Father, who was from Asia Minor, was from his childhood and reared in the royal court of Constantinople,Continue reading “THE SECOND SUNDAY OF THE HOLY AND GREAT LENT: SAINT GREGORY PALAMAS, ARCHBISHOP OF THESSALONIKI”

My beloved brothers and sisters in Christ God, CHRIST IS IN OUR MDST! HE WAS, IS, AND EVER SHALL BE. The question posed to the holy Apostle Peter by our Lord also applies to every one of us two thousand years later. His question was, "Do you love Me?" This is asked of every ChristianContinue reading ““Σίμων Ιωανά, αγαπάς με πλείον τούτων;” (Ιωαν. κα΄ 15). “Simon, son of Jona h, do you love Me more than these?” (John 21:15)”