Saint Paisios on the Feast of the Annunciation of the Theotokos (Extract)
- Geronda, can you chant the Megalynarion hymn you composed for the Panaghia for us? - Come, let us chant it together. “You have received much Grace from God, O [...]
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A Church Outside the Church
Ambulance sirens are blaring in the streets There is a desperate rush to resuscitate those in distress The same concern is not shared in heeding Christ’s call to save our [...]
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Patriarchal Encyclical for Christmas 2021
Brother concelebrants and blessed children, Having once again arrived at the splendid feast of the Nativity in the flesh of our Savior Christ, who visited us from the heights, we [...]
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Christmas Encyclical of His Eminence Archbishop Makarios of Australia 2021
Venerable Brother fellow Bishops and my beloved children, Within human history, there are accounts of supernatural births of human 'gods', but what humanity experienced with the birth of Christ is [...]
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Glimpses of Eternity in Christ
Had you ever thought that you could hold on to a single moment in time and that by seizing it you could secure your life? (The thief’s confession on the [...]
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Life Is God in Us
There will be a day when we will die bringing an end to our earthly life. Life is the most precious gift from above, it is of heavenly origin allowing [...]
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The Single Goal of Fasting – Spiritual Contemplation for the Lenten Period
It has been my very good fortune to regularly travel by air to most destinations throughout Western Australia. Over a five year period I have noticed some interesting trends in [...]
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Christmas Encyclical 2020
Venerable Brother fellow Bishops and my beloved children, It is a fact that an all-pervasive insecurity and fear prevails throughout the world, which spreads out like a cloud of dust, [...]
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Perfect Peace
We often hear the message of peace when Christmas draws near. The message is often drawn from popular Christmas Carols and a long history of Christian tradition. The message of [...]
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