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YEAR 2026 ARTICLES

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Ø  The monk who lives up a rock to get closer to God - reminder of a past article

Ø  "IF YOU DIE BEFORE YOU DIE..." -  reminder of a past article

Ø  Saint Maximus the Confessor elaborating on Hebrews 10:1 - (26-05-2026)

Ø  Losing, or finding oneself ? - From an on-line commentary - (25-05-2026)

Ø  That bothersome little word "simultaneously" and the Rapture - reminder of past article

Ø  Arius: the father of Western heresies - a study by Saint Justin Popovic - (17-05-2026)

Ø  The strength of faith and the weakness of faithlessness - reminder of past article

Ø  Christianity, Nationalism and Racism - reminder of past article

Ø  The Orthodox Mission in Southern Madagascar - (11-5-2026)

Ø  Tbe pagan roots of Nazism versus the Values of Romiosyni - (10-5-2026)

Ø  The Clash between Orthodox Patristic Theology and Franco-Latin Tradition - past article

Ø  Do the deceased see us, after their passing? - from 2 video presentations -  (1-5-2026)

Ø  Technologizing, instead of Theologizing..” - by Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos - past article

Ø  Paul, the Christian counterpart to Mohammed - by theologian Theodore Riginiotis - (14-4-2026)

Ø   List of Killings Ordered or Supported by Muhammad (Source: wikiislam.net)

Ø   A Letter to our Indigenous American Brothers - reminder of a 2010 article

Ø   "Standing With Israel" and bad theology - reminder of a 2013 article

Ø   The Marian Necessity - Reminder of past article

Ø   The Church and the Scriptures  - by Fr. Stephen Freeman - (7-4-2026)

Ø   The Pilgrimage we must learn to make - by Fr. Stephen Freeman - (4-4-2026)

Ø   Hypatia of Alexandria as a symbol - (19-3-2026)

Ø   Why is fasting so hard? Because it exposes what controls you!  - (18-03-2026)
 
Ø   Why is the cassock worn by Orthodox clergymen considered a “women’s garment”? (15-03-2026)

Ø   «And the wife see that she reverence her husband» by Saint Nektarios - (past article)

Ø   On fasting  - (reminder of past article)

Ø  The "barbarization" of the Western Roman Empire - (reminder of past article)

Ø  Romanity, or Barbarity? - (reminder of past article)

Ø  A Modern Lent - by Fr. Stephen Freeman - (21-02-2026)

Ø  "Show them no mercy!" - Revised, detailed article - (09-2-2026)

Ø  Estimating the date of the Exodus - (22-1-2026)

Ø  The Orthodox roots of the West: A factor for pan-European unity - (17-1-2026)

YEAR 2025 ARTICLES

Ø  "Theotokos" : a Christological confession of faith - (27-12-2025)

Ø  The last Christmas - Ever - Fr. Stephen Freeman - (24-12-2025)

Ø  Charlie Kirk and Orthodoxy  (video clip) - (21-12-2025)

Ø  The Life of the Cosmos - Fr. Stephen Freeman - (8-12-2025)

Ø  Saint Irenaeus: John and Daniel had predicted the dissolution and desolation of the Roman Empire, prior to the end of the world  - (3-12-2025)

Ø  "Forgive, and you shall be forgiven" - Saint Theophanes the Recluse - (21-11-2025)

Ø  Saint Modestos - Hierarch and Patron Saint of domestic animals - (20-11-2025)

Ø  On Slander and Condemnation - A selection of pertinent comments - (16-11-2025)

Ø  The "other gospel" - commentary by Rev. Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos - (15-11-2025)

Ø  The parable of the 2 sons - Interpretation by the blessed Chrysostom - (15-11-2025)

Ø  A Study on the 'Filioque' Addition - by Professor Emeritus P.boumis - (11-11-2025)

Ø  The use and the value of parables - sermon by Fr. Athanasios Mytilineos - (29-10-2025)

Ø  The soul's itinerary after Death - by Abbot Ephraim of the Holy Mountain - (24-10-2025)

Ø  The 10 Proposals for Artificial Intelligence - by Metropolitan Nikolaos - (16-10-2025)

Ø  Saved: with love, or with faith? - 1991 sermon by Fr. Athanasios Mytilineos - (14-10-2025)

Ø  Marriage as a lifelong suffering - by Fr. Stephen Freeman - (13-10-2025)

Ø  The nature of being human - by Fr. Stephen Freeman - (9-10-2025)

Ø  Thoughts and Deception - by Archimandritie Sophrony Sakharov - (Past article)

Ø  Does Reincarnation exist? - (Past article)

Ø  Christianity is not a religion  - Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos (Past article)

Ø  The Orthodox therapist - Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos (Past article)

Ø  Orthodoxy as therapy - Fr. George Metallinos (Past article)

Ø  Ecclesiastic Psychotherapy vs Secular Therapeutic Techniques -Fr. Constantine Strategopoulos (Past article)

Ø  On the creation of Angels - by Saint Nektarios - (28-9-2025)

Ø  Truth, Lies and Icons - by Fr. Stephen Freeman -  (27-09-2025)

Ø  Criticism: a very serious injustice - Saint Paisios of the Holy Mountain - (23-09-2025)

Ø  The juridical mentality of the West annuls Christ’s sacrifice - Reminder of past article

Ø  The End of the world and renewal of Creation - spiritual dialogue with Elder Kleopas - (15-9-25)

Ø  The difference between the terms 'Father' and 'Maker' - Reminder of past article

Ø  Saint Augustine on Original Sin - by Fr. J.Romanides (Excerpts) - (13-09-2025)

Ø  The Medicine of Immortality - by Fr.Stephen Freeman - (09-09-2025)

Ø  The steps that can lead to Virtue - by Saint John Chrysostom - (07-09-2025)  

Ø  The teaching of holy Fathers and Theologians  regarding the “image” and the “likeness” (7-9-25)

Ø  God's Commands for Genocide? - Reminder of past article

Ø  The thoughtless disregard for God’s original command - (04-09-2025)

Ø  Confession of sins - in the Bible and beyond - Reminder of past article

Ø  Celebrating the defeat of death - Reminder of past article

Ø  "Image" means "substance" ??? - Reminder of past article

Ø  Mortalists - Mortalism - Origin and evolution of the heresy - (26-08-2025)

Ø  "In the Image", or "according to the Image"? - (24-08-2025)

Ø  Agape vs Agapology - An Orthodox analysis of love - (23-8-2025)

Ø  Unimaginable wrath will befall us for our lewdness and abortions...  - Reminder of past article

Ø  You are not a Bible character - Reminder of past article

Ø  The definition of the word "gynai" (woman) in the Gospel - Reminder of past article

Ø  "On that God is not the causer of evils" (Homily by Saint Basil the Great) - (17-08-2025)

Ø  Blood Brothers of the Incarnation - (30-07-2025)

Ø  Should Jehovah's Witnesses be addressing each other as "brothers"? - (26-07-2025)

Ø  Let’s drink to the ...awakening of an organization - (12-07-2025)

Ø  The scandal of the Transfiguration - Reminder of a past article

Ø  Pentecost and the Liturgy of Hades - Reminder of a past article

Ø  An Ecumenical Council Officially Condemns a Pope for Heresy - Reminder of a past article

Ø  "Let no-one fear death!" - Reminder of a past article

Ø  Pope John paul's visit to the Sinai Orthodox Monastery in 2000 - reminder of a past article

Ø  The Venerable Mary of Egypt - reminder of a past article

Ø  How will the resurrected bodies be transformed during the Second Coming? - reminder of past article

Ø  A Patristic Guide to Intelligence - reminder of a past article

Ø  Paradise and Hell according to Orthodox Tradition - by Fr. George Metallinos - reminder of a past article

Ø  "The Letter of the Law can be deadly!" - Elder Paisios the Hagiorite - reminder of a past article

Ø  How man as the image of God becomes 'in the likeness' by the Holy Spirit - Saint Irenaeus of Lyon "Against Heresies" - Book 5 Chapter 6    (24/05/2025)

Ø  The definition of the term "salvation" - from a homily by Metropolitan Hierotheos Vlachos  (24/05/2025)

Ø  Lost to the West (Book presentation) - The Forgotten Byzantine Empire That Rescued Western Civilization  (23/05.2025)

Ø  Incurable and long-term illness - Homily by the reposed Fr.Athanasios Mitilineos  (23/05/2025)

Ø  Spiritual Counsels by the Elder Amphilochios Makris - Reminder of a past article

Ø  Children of Abraham, according to the likeness in faith and the promise of inheritance - by Saint Irenaios of Lyon (21/05/2025)

Ø  Should we trust demons for healing us? - Counsels by Romanian Elder Cleopas Ilie  (20/05/2025)

Ø  The whole Adam  -  Reminder of a past article

Ø  The teaching on theTheotokos'..."Immaculate Conception"  (17/05/2025)

Ø  On the Ordinaton of Women  - A letter by Fr. Alexander Schmemann   (17/05/2025)

Ø  Did the Apostle Peter go to Rome?   (16/05/2025)

Ø  Was the Apostle Peter given more authority than the other Apostles?  (15/05/2025)

Ø  Due fairness in judging the deceased Pope Francis - Commentary (05/05/2025)

Ø  "Unia" - the Face and the Disguise - (book by Fr.George  Metallinos) - Reminder of a past article

Ø  The Canon of the Council of Carthage - Commentary by Prof.P.Boumis  (24/4/2025)

Ø  Distinguishing between the "Divine" and the "Divinely Inspired" Books of the Holy Bible  (25/3/2025)

 

YEAR 2024

Ø  Buried, or burned? - An Orthodox analysis by Metropolitan Neophytos of Morfou, Cyprus (4/11/2024)

Ø  Maundy Thursday and 30 pieces of silver - 3/5/2024

Ø  Science analyzes the Crucifixion and the Resurrection of Christ - Reminder of a past article

Ø   The importance of the Septuagint - Reminder of past article

Ø   Before the Judgment Seat of Christ - No-one is exempt...  23/2/2024

Ø   The Incredible Design of the Earth and Our Solar System - Reminder of a past article

Ø   Legendary Gay Designers oppose Gay Marriage, Gay Parenting, Surrogacy - Reminder of 2015 Article

Ø   Imagining a discussion between a  “Parent No.1” and a child  - 20/2/2024

Ø   Atheist inquisition by... High Court Judges  - 19/2/2024

Ø   Wars: religious, or with the pretext of religion? - Reminder of a past article

Ø   Atrocities in the name of... religion? - Reminder of a past article

Ø   Basic Dogmatic Teaching - An Orthodox Handbook (by Fr.Anthony Alevizopoulos) - Past article

Ø   When, exactly, was Jesus Christ born? - Reminder of a past article

Ø   The cure of the neurobiological sickness of religion - Reminder of a past article

Ø   The "Filioque" - Reminder of a past article

Ø   Sola Scriptura ? - Reminder of a past article

Ø   "Education Day” - in a world lacking education  - 04/2/2024

Ø   Unimaginable wrath will befall us for our lewdness and abortions...   - 29/1/2024

Ø   The Prayer Rope - thoughts by a Hagiorite monk - 28/1/2024

Ø   Three are the ways.... - observations by Saint Athanasius the Great - 22/1/2024

Ø   Love and Marriage... minus Nature? - 22/1/2024

Ø   A fleeting taste of Paradise - by the Elder Ambrosios - 19/1/2024

Ø   "If you die before you die, you will not die when you die" : The meaning?  - 12/1/2024

Ø   The Salvation of the Heterodox and those of Other Faiths - Reminder of a past article

Ø   Does Isaiah really teach the juridical theory of  a "demented god" who punishes one innocent in the place of sinners? - Reminder of a past article

Ø   The Crisis in the Church of England and the allure of the Orthodox Church -  6/1/2024

Ø   Why women were never priests - Reminder of a past article

Ø  The death of infants - Metropolitan of Hierotheos Vlachos - Reminder of a past article

Ø  When the devil questioned three monks - An educative short story  2/1/2024

Ø  The intercessions of the Saints - Reminder of a past article

Ø  The Biblical story of Child Sacrifice in the worship of the gods - Reminder of a past article

 Ø  From the Law to Grace - Reminder of a past article

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