Turkey’s leader discusses a promise not yet fulfilled

Turkey’s leader discusses a promise not yet fulfilled
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Churches and Monasteries

Turkey’s leader discusses a promise not yet fulfilled

Why hasn’t Turkish government reopened Greek Orthodox seminary?

The Ascension and the Glorification of Man

Fr. Lawrence Farley

The Ascension and the Glorification of Man
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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

The Ascension and the Glorification of Man

Fr. Lawrence Farley

It is especially important to remember this at the Feast of the Ascension, for the Ascension is not only the triumph of God, but even more the triumph of Man. We do not glorify God by belittling man and denying humanity its proper glory. Humanism, with its emphasis on the splendour of the human person, at least gets that right.

Muslim Persecution of Christians: April 2012

Muslim Persecution of Christians: April 2012
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Orthodoxy Today

Muslim Persecution of Christians: April 2012

Because the persecution of Christians in the Islamic world is on its way to reaching epidemic proportions, "Muslim Persecution of Christians" was developed to collate some—by no means all—of the instances of persecution that surface each month.

St. Nicholas the Merciful and Recent Miracles in China

Commemorated May 9/27, December 6/19

Metropolitan Philaret (Voznesensky)

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Saints. Asceties of Piety. Church Holy Days

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St. Nicholas the Merciful and Recent Miracles in China

Commemorated May 9/27, December 6/19

Metropolitan Philaret (Voznesensky)

The Russians like to call Saint Nicholas “Nikola the Merciful” because his miracles are as numerous as the stars of heaven. I would like to remind you of one touching miracle that shows his mercy. This did not happen once upon a time, long ago; it happened in our time, in the city of Harbin [China], where I lived for over 40 years.

Notorious Criminal Wants To Become Monk on Mount Athos

John Sanidopoulos

Notorious Criminal Wants To Become Monk on Mount Athos
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Orthodoxy Today

Rating: 9,4|Votes: 5

Notorious Criminal Wants To Become Monk on Mount Athos

John Sanidopoulos

The notorious criminal Kostas Passaris, the man who was described as "the beast of the Balkans" and since 2001 is held in the maximum security prison Gkerlas in Romania, appears to regret his sinful past.