Articles
A Beneficial Article by Metropolitan Joel of Edessa
- June 3, 2020
- by Fr. John Phelps
Considering all that has occurred recently with the pause of the Divine Services due to this unprecedented virus, I would like to humbly present the position of our Holy Church concerning whether diseases can be spread through the Holy Mysteries or through other sanctifying practices of the Church: …
Let us stand well; let us stand with fear, faith and love
- April 28, 2020
- by Fr. John Phelps
Demetrios Tselengides, Professor of Dogmatic Theology of the Theological University of Thessaloniki Note: the translation of this letter was recently sent to us by the sisters of Saint John the Forerunner, along with a word of encouragement from Gerondissa Efpraxia. We are found before events with a…
Patience will open the gates of Paradise
- April 28, 2020
- by Fr. John Phelps
Elder Ephraim of Arizona: (from Counsels from the Holy Mountain) Note: this was recently emailed to us by the sisters of Saint John the Forerunner, along with a note of encouragement. How much loss a person suffers when he forgets his sonship and does not reflect that he is disciplined as a child of…
St. Isaac the Syrian (Homily 51 from his Ascetical Homilies)
- April 28, 2020
- by Fr. John Phelps
If you love gentleness, be peaceful. If you are deemed worthy of peace, you will rejoice at all times. Seek understanding, not gold. Clothe yourself with humility, not fine linen. Gain peace, not a worldly kingdom. No man has prudence if he is not humble, and he who lacks humility is devoid of prude…