Our Faith

The Major Feasts of the Church
The First Ecumenical Council
The Second Ecumenical Council
The Third Ecumenical Council
The Fourth Ecumenical Council
The Fifth Ecumenical Council
6-6-6
The $666 Question: How to Interpret The Omen?
The Quinisext Ecumenical Council
The Sixth Ecumenical Council
The Seventh Ecumenical Council
Additional Resources on Monasticism
An Akathist in Praise of God's Creation
The Ancient Fathers of the Desert: Introduction and Commentary
The Ancient Fathers of the Desert: Section 1
The Ancient Fathers of the Desert: Section 2
The Ancient Fathers of the Desert: Section 3
The Ancient Fathers of the Desert: Section 4
The Ancient Fathers of the Desert: Section 5
The Ancient Fathers of the Desert: Section 6
The Ancient Fathers of the Desert: Section 7
And Then They Will Fast
Orthodox Art and Architecture
Astrology is Astrolatry
The Basic Sources of the Teachings of the Eastern Orthodox Church
The Bible: Its Original Languages and English Translations
The Boundaries of the Church: An Orthodox Debate
The Calendar of the Orthodox Church
The Canonical Tradition of the Orthodox Church
The Christ Code: Sermon on the Myrrhbearing Women Sunday
The Church
Come, Holy Spirit, Sanctify Our Lives!
The Community of the Desert and the Loneliness of the Cities
Conflict and Diversity in the Earliest Christian Community
Cults In America
The Da Vinci Code Movie (Not Based on a True Story)
The Da Vinci Code
The Da Vinci Code: Decoding the Agenda
The Da Vinci Code: The X-Files of Ancient Lies
'Da Vinci' Not Worth Our Wrath
Dating Pascha in the Orthodox Church
Death, The Threshold to Eternal Life
Debunking The Da Vinci Code
A Dictionary of Orthodox Terminology - Part 1
A Dictionary of Orthodox Terminology - Part 2
Introduction to the Divine Liturgy
The Dogmatic Tradition of the Orthodox Church
Easter and Ecology
The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople
The Ecumenical Patriarchate of Constantinople: A Ministry of Universal Reconciliation
Embracing the Mystery Behind the Cross and Scrapping the Da Vinci Code
The Ever-Virginity of the Mother of God
Examples of Orthodox Environmental Initiatives
Excorcism
Exorcism in the Orthodox Church
On Fasting
Fasting from Iniquities and Foods
The Feast of Epiphany: The Feast of Lights
First Sunday of Lent: The Sunday of Orthodoxy
For the Health of Body and Soul: An Eastern Orthodox Introduction to Bioethics
The Fundamental Teachings of the Eastern Orthodox Church
The Funeral Service of the Orthodox Church
Gerasimos Papadopoulos: Bishop of Abydos, The Wise Abba of America
A Gospel in the Gospel of Judas?
The Great and Holy Saturday
Great Friday
THE GREAT LENT - A Week by Week Meaning
Great Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
Great Thursday
The Greek (Eastern) Orthodox Church of America
The Greek (Eastern) Orthodox Church and The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese Of America
Growing in the Knowledge of Christ
Hellenic Paideia and Church Fathers - Educational Principles and Cultural Heritage
History
History of the Orthodox Church
The Holy Eucharist
Holy Saturday: "With Fear and Trembling"
The Holy Spirit and His Varieties of Gifts
Holy Week in the Eastern Orthodox Church
Holy Week Meditation and Study Guide
House of God
How Often Should We Receive Holy Communion?
Infant Baptism
Introduction to Christian Environmental Initiatives
An Introduction to Orthodox Spirituality
Introduction: What Is The Greek Orthodox Church?
Jesus Laughing: The “Gospel” of Judas?
The Jesus Prayer
Kyrie Eleison, Lord Have Mercy
The "Last Things" in Holy Scripture
The "Last Things" in the Revelation of St. John
Letter to a Christian Nation?
A Lexicographical Look at the Da Vinci Code
The Liturgical Cycle of the Great Lenten Period
The Living Breath of God and the Three Steps in Fashioning Humanity
The Lost Tomb of Christ? A Titanic Paschal Tale!
Made for One Another
THE MEANING OF THE GREAT FAST: The True Nature of Fasting
Message on the Day of Prayer for Creation - 1989
Message on the Day of Prayer for Creation - 1993
Message on the Day of Prayer for Creation - 1994
The Mission of the Greek Orthodox Parish in America
Monasticism in the Orthodox Church
Obedience And Authority: Dimensions Of A Hierarchical Church
Office of Oblation
The Origins and Authority of the Ecumenical Patriarchate of the Orthodox Church
The Origins of Pascha and Great Week - Part I
The Origins of Pascha and Great Week - Part II
The Origins of Pascha and Great Week
Orthodox Byzantine Music
An Orthodox Christian understanding of the “Heart”
An Orthodox Christian View of Non-Christian Religions
The Orthodox Church and the Environmental Movement
Orthodox Church Environmental Activities and Initiatives
The Orthodox Church: An Introduction
Introduction to the Orthodox Church
The Orthodox Churches and the Environment
The Orthodox Content in Slavic Literature
The Orthodox Faith
Orthodox Liturgy and the Care for Creation
Orthodox Perspectives on Creation
"An Orthodox Reflection on Truth & Tolerance"
Orthodox Worship
Papal Primacy
Pastoral Guidelines: Church Positions Regarding the Sanctity of Human Life
The People of God: An Orthodox Perspective
Prayer as an Important Aspect of Our Spiritual Life
Preparation for Holy Confession
Recent Patriarchal Encyclicals on Religious Tolerance and Peaceful Coexistence
Recommended Lenten Reading
The Religious Quest as a Preparation for Christianity
Repentance and Confession - Introduction
The Sacramental Life of the Orthodox Church
The Sacraments
Saint Augustine in the Greek Orthodox Tradition
The Saints of the Orthodox Church
The Sanctification of the Holy Chrism
The Saturday of Lazaros and Palm Sunday
Seeing and Believing: The Thomas Incident (John 20:24-29)
The Sermon on the Mount
The Skete of Saint Anna
Speaking In Tongues: An Orthodox Perspective
Special Services and Blessings
Spirituality
The Stand of the Orthodox Church on Controversial Issues
Teachings of the Orthodox Church
The Ten Commandments
A Theory of Nature: An Introduction
'Thine of Thine Own': Orthodoxy and Ecology
Tradition in the Orthodox Church
The Twelve Apostles
Unity and Autocephaly: Mutually Exclusive?
Violence and the Christian Theology
What are the Apocrypha and the Da Vinci Code Claims?
What Do We Mean When We Say "Christ is Risen?"
What is prayer?
What to Think About The Da Vinci Code
Who is Jesus?
Why do you seek the living one among the dead? Some remarks on "The Lost Tomb of Jesus"?
Women and Philanthropy in the History of Hellenism
Worship
The Writings of the Apostolic Fathers
Young People and Confession