Various Writers & Thinkers

One of the greatest Prophet in the Old Testament is the Prophet Elias. He lived and prophesised, according to the Books of Kings (3 Kings 17:1 – 4 Kings 2:18), during the days of Ahab[1] (873-854 BC) and Ahaziah[2] (854-853 BC). His zeal for true faith in the one and only God of Israel led him to resist against the …

Metropolitan George (Khodr) of Mount Lebanon 19 April 2014 How should I conduct myself at Pascha? I try to become the Gospel, to become the word so that people may read me and live. How should I conduct myself at Pascha? If the word means passing over, then there’s nothing left for me except to leave everything to meet Christ. …

Ecumenical Impact on Orthodox Witness and Mission: A Convert’s Reflections By Fr. John Reeves Presented September 24, 2004 at the Conference: “Ecumenism: Origins, Expectations, Disenchantment” The Aristotelian University Thessaloniki, Greece Twenty seven years ago (last week, in fact), I stood outside the doors of the St Seraphim Church, Dallas, Texas, awaiting reception into Holy Orthodoxy. I was asked whether I …

By Nick Pandazis, (BTh – Athens University). Author’s Note: Contrary to public belief, the origin and figure that inspired the present worldly celebration of “Valentine’s Day, was not any of the priest-martyrs  named Valentine, who belonged to the early (then canonical) Church of Rome. The figure who actually inspired this day was a 17th century “revolutionary” who later became a …

His Eminence Meletios (Kalamaras), who was Metropolitan of Nikopolis and Preveza in Greece, passed from death to life on 21 June 2012. Metropolitan Meletios, who had lately faced several serious health issues, was 79. His Eminence was born in 1933 in Alagonia, Kalamata, and was a graduate in theology and in classical literature-philosophy from the University of Athens. He was …