I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me, even if he dies, will live.
Cecilia of Rome, martyr
Cecilia was from a noble family from Rome. She believed in Christ secretly from her parents when she was a young girl. A day came when her family wanted her
The spiritual father of Saints John the Ladder and Simon the New Theologian
Saint Theodore of Studite (826-759) asks, “Can we long for more than a real father, a father in God?” This is a personal relationship
How is God's only son called the firstborn?
The firstborn is the first born. He is an only son or also born before his other siblings. Therefore, if we say that he is a son
Explanation of the sixth chapter of the Gospel of Mark
D- Jesus was rejected by Israel. His conversion to the pagans, proclaiming the Kingdom of God to them also 6:1 - 8:26 in
The Orthodox Church is the Church of Incarnation and Deification
The incarnation of the Son of God is not an idea or a theory. It is, as Father Serge (Bulgakov) says: “An event that occurred once in history, but it contains
Blessed Augustine's commentary on the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew 7
ثالثًا: عدم إدانة الآخرين 59 وطالما يصعب علينا معرفة هدف الآخرين من اكتنازهم للأشياء الزمنية… فقد يكون قلبهم بسيطًا أو
Solomon's praises
“Praises of Solomon” are remnants of early Christian hymns, from apocryphal Christian writings (of unknown authorship). These remnants were scattered in other texts
What are the esoteric (apocryphal) Gospels and why did the Church reject them? Are these writings of any benefit?
The Greek word apocrypha means “hidden, esoteric, unknown.” The esoteric gospels were given this name because they were filled with the theology and ideas of their writers
Theodorus the Studite the Confessor
His upbringing and times Saint Theodoros was born in Constantinople in the year 759 AD, in the bosom of aristocracy. His time was characterized by a brutal war