Is smoking a sin?
Here is an excerpt from The Life of St Parthenius of Chios (written by Archimandrite Joachim of Chios, the Jerusalemite) in which the righteous one counsels against the use of tobacco. St Parthenius...
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From the Homilies on the Book of St Matthew by St John Chrysostom (#1) Many homilies by Our Father Among the Saints John Chysostom are in the public domain. This quote (and others we will feature) are...
View ArticleSuch a Thing is Wickedness
From the Homilies on the Book of St Matthew by St John Chrysostom (#2) FROM HOMILY 7: “Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared”...
View ArticleLet Us Follow the Magi
From the Homilies on the Book of St Matthew by St John Chrysostom (#3) From Homily 7: Let us then also follow the magi, let us separate ourselves from our barbarian customs, and make our distance from...
View ArticleLet Us Charge into the Good Fight
The Ladder of Divine Ascent is an ancient icon treasured at the Monastery of Saint Catherine, which is situated at the base of Mount SinaiLet us charge into the good fight with joy and love without...
View ArticleBehold the Bridegroom Cometh in the Middle of the Night
Then, while the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. He shows that the time intervening will not be short, leading His disciples away from the expectation that His kingdom was quite...
View ArticleChrist is Risen
Christ is Risen! from the sermon, “Christ is Risen!” by Philaret, Metropolitan of Moscow, originally published in “Select Sermons by the Late Metropolitan Philaret of Moscow” London, J Masters, 1873 Is...
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