Metropolitan Athanasios of Limassol
Revelation was written to give us the optimistic message that everything that is, that was, and that will be should not lead us to despair and scare us, but we should know that God will prevail in the end.
The Apostle John greatly wept because there was no one worthy to come and take this book and open it and look upon it.
Olga Suntsova
A teacher needs to try to grasp his subject himself in order to locate the meeting points between his subject and life
What is the sign of holy people? For those saints whom we have known in our days and who still live among us, perhaps already elderly, even 100 years old, it’s a living soul.
The book of Revelation was written to help us trust in Christ, to hope in Christ, and to know that Christ will prevail in the end, and that we’ll all inherit the Kingdom of God—that our goal is the Kingdom of God.
Maria Minaeva
Young schoolchildren cannot be given lectures—it would kill their interest and motivation. They need something that appeals to their experience, and at the same time, prompts their active participation during the lesson. That’s how the idea of creating a history timeline was born.
We have to examine ourselves, whether we’re alive or not. And how can we know that someone has died?
Sin will never lead us to good; it brings only evil, torment, and suffering. It’s the consequence of our deeds, not the punishment of God.
To hold fast the name of God is a blessing; it’s martyrdom, and it’s a confession.
Thus, God says the following: He is the First and the Last, the Beginning and the End. Nothing exists outside of Him; in Him is everything. He is the Beginning and End of all things.
Darina Grigorova
Ekaterina Titova's icons are filled with golden light, a symbol of holiness. The colours of the images are soft pastels, because they are meant to inspire prayer.
The greatest miracle is that the Church exists.
One of the most significant and frequent references to the Holy Trinity is in the text of Revelation.
A man who is close to God, my dears, truly feels like a king—he has no need of anything. At the same time, he may have absolutely nothing.
Christ sent the revelation through an angel to His servant the Apostle and Evangelist John, who conveyed the word of God and the testimony of Jesus Christ about what he saw and heard.
Kirk Durston
When a culture approves of sexual activity before marriage, researchers have found that monogamy, belief in God, and rational thinking tend to disappear within three generations.
Monk Theologos (Kadar)
Our drama is that, although we did not evolve from apes, our civilization is moving in that direction.
If everything comes down to blind, random evolutionism, then the problem of ancestral sin disappears. The need for salvation and for the Savior also disappears, which means that the Resurrection and the phenomenon of holiness are eliminated.
Examining the book: Το Mυστήριο του Χριστού (The Mystery of Christ), written by the Cell of the Resurrection on Mount Athos, this lecture series aims to bring the Athonite catechism to English speakers for the first time.
The Certificate Program in Prison Ministry, in partnership with St. Tikhon's Orthodox Theological Seminary, is the first program of its kind.