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How ‘fine’ are we, modern people? Selfishness as destroyer of Soul and Life

arhcim. Pavlos Papadopoulos

Modern man thinks he is peaceful because he has reduced his ‘peaceful condition’ with the feeling of a false completeness and individualist autonomy he experiences through his professional recognition, the satisfaction of his overconsumption, the realization of his passions (fervid desires), the achievement of his hedonistic relationship with the others. He feels peacful in his tide over.  Continue reading “How ‘fine’ are we, modern people? Selfishness as destroyer of Soul and Life” →

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For those who are scandalized by ‘wrong things’ in the Church

Some people tell me that they are scandalized because they see many things wrong in the Church. I tell them that if you ask a fly, “Are there any flowers in this area?” it will say, “I don’t know about flowers, but over there in that heap of rubbish you can find all the filth you want.” And it will go on to list all the unclean things it has been to. Continue reading “For those who are scandalized by ‘wrong things’ in the Church” →

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Penance with our whole heart: nothing more, nothing less

They asked Abba Sisoes, ‘If a brother sins, surely he must do penance for a year?’ He replied, ‘That is a hard saying.’ The visitors said, ‘For six months?’ He replied, ‘That is a great deal.’ They said, ‘For forty days? ‘He said, ‘That is a great deal, too. ‘They said to him, ‘What then? If a brother falls, and the agape is about to be offered, should he simply come to the agape, too? ‘The old man said to them, ‘No, he needs to do penance for a few days. But I trust in God that if such a man does penance with his whole heart, God will receive him, even in three days.’

From ‘Gerontikon’

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