Ash Wednesday
But we should not linger too long with this idea of dust, death, and repentance. We should constantly focus on the knowledge that God loves us and that our job ...
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A Look at Ordination and Consecration
In a theological sense this energy transfer places an “indelible” characteristic upon the soul or spirit of the individual being ordained, that is a characteris...
Consecration of Russia and Ukraine
This may sound strange coming from a minister in a reformed tradition, but I have always held Mary, the Mother of Jesus, in a particular place in my heart. I gr...
Patriarch Daniel’s Nativity Message
Bucharest, Nativity of the Lord 2014 „Christ is born, glorify Him, Christ comes from heaven, come to welcome Him, Christ is on earth, be exalted!” (from the Ka...
What Have We Done With Our Freedom
(basilica) Today, 17 December 2014, 12.00 hours, the bells were rung in all the cathedrals, churches and monasteries as sign of gratitude and solemn pray...
Orthodoxy and Suicide
Like many of you, I was shocked and saddened by the suicide of Robin Williams. This illustrates that we never really know what is going on in a person’s ...
Pastoral Letter Concerning Violence and Extremism in the Middle East
Pastoral Letter from His Beatitude, Metropolitan Tikhon to the Clergy, Monastics and Faithful of the Orthodox Church in America Concerning Violence and Extremis...
Archbishop Demetrios calls for prayers for the Christians in the Middle East
Jul 29, 2014 They shall hunger no more, neither thirst anymore; the sun shall not strike them, or any scorching heat. For the Lamb in the midst of the throne wi...
Encyclical of Archbishop Demetrios for Independence Day
To the Most Reverend Hierarchs, the Reverend Priests and Deacons, the Monks and Nuns, the Presidents and Members of the Parish Councils of the Greek Orthodox Co...
Patriarch Bartholomew’s Homily in Jersualem
“Do not be afraid; for I know that you seek Jesus who was crucified. He is not here; for he has risen, as He said. Come, see the place where the Lord lay....