By knowing God, we do not mean understanding Him logically, but rather a personal encounter with Him. When a person surrenders completely to God, desires to meet Him, and yearns for Him, and after passing through the dark cloud of ignorance, God comes to him, illuminates everything around him, and reveals Himself to him.
“What is truth?” This statement does not pose the question correctly. Truth is not a thing or an abstract concept, and so we cannot ask: “What is truth?” Truth is not a thing but a person, and the correct question should be: “Who is truth?”
He is one of the twelve disciples of the Lord Jesus Christ and is called the Twin. It is known in the Gospel of John, in particular, from three situations:
Saint Barlaam (sixth century) was born in a village called Al-Lahiya near the Black Mountain, which extends from Al-Amanus to the Orontes River. I love
On the fourth day of the month of February, the Holy Church celebrates our righteous father Isidore of Fermi. This saint was born in the city of Alexandria around
The martyrdom of these saints was around the year 320 AD, during the reign of Licinius Caesar (308-323 AD). We do not know exactly the origin of this group of forty.
Antipas lived in the time of the Apostles, as he was a disciple of Saint John the Theologian, and he became bishop of Pergamos. He was old then
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Saint John the Theologian, Apostle and Evangelist, the beloved disciple of the Lord, is above all an example and teacher of love. Love breathes from
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