The Church and its Role in the Greek Revolution of 1821

The Greek Revolution of 1821 is a “sign which is spoken against” for those Modern Greeks which are not able to discern the element of holiness in this world-historic event, as Fotis Kontoglou used to say, which shows the Revolution to be something unique, distinctive,...

Annunciation 1924

1924-2024 This year marks 100 years since the change of the calendar. March 10, 1924 will remain in the Modern Ecclesiastical History of Greece as a dark day, a harbinger of many evils in the Church, because of it the people of Christ became split. On the previous...

Mandatory Vaccination Does Not Benefit

by Metropolitan Photios of Demetrias Our Church, in its official texts from the beginning of the coronavirus, has pointed out that:  “…measures to limit the freedom of citizens should not exceed the appropriate duration, neither should they be characterized by...

The Feast of Theophany 1925

It had only been a few months since the New Calendar was implemented in Greece in March 1924 when new problems appeared. Those who with holy tenacity remained faithful to the Patristic Traditions, having managed to celebrate the first Feast of Christ’s Nativity –...

Thoughts on the Present Crisis

by Bishop Clement of Gardikion We are going through a great crisis for a year and a half because of the global epidemic of the Coronavirus. The problem, regardless of its origins, is real and humanity is being tested. We Orthodox Christians always face various crises,...