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Our Crown of Hope “Thus, we will turn this plague into a triumph of hesychasm.”  “Everyone is scared of everybody else. If anyone complains that they have a headache or a fever… boom, they’re finished. They are completely shunned and isolated. As for the rest of us, we are doing our best to control the situation. The government has quarantined affected areas, movement has been restricted.” No, its not about Corona-virus 2020, but Ebola, Sierra Leone 2014 -Fr Themi Adamopoulos. In these days of trial, no one asks us to deny our faith or attempts to force us not to worship God. No one would be justified or successful. Only an eccentric, brainless could utter such nonsense. And yet, social media abounds in such nonsense. We do have social obligations. “Let our love for Christ be cultivated, and utilized for our fellowmen, and our ascetic obedience to the Church serve our society.” Read Entire Article as PDF 
Soliloquy & Division
Calculatedly the Hashemite Synaxis (Brotherly Gathering) in Amman was held right before the start of Great Lent, a time of spiritual athleticism, prayer, and abstinence. Lent is not a time to explore the “sins of your brother.” In spite of this fact the “familial gathering” was intentionally organized before lent to benefit from this dutiful Orthodox phronema.
So, to begin, forgive the sins of the author. If silence is consent (qui tacet consentire videtur), I do not consent! In fact, I object uncompromisingly! |
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Ηλίας Δαμιανάκης Άρχων Μαΐστωρ της Μεγάλης του Χριστού Εκκλησίας AuthorBy the Grace of God Archon Elias Damianakis has ministered in the study of Holy Iconography since 1980. In his biography you can read about Elias' life and on his portfolio page you can see where he has rendered some of his hand painted iconography or visit the photo galleries to see some of his work. There is a complete list of featured articles, awards and testimonials which you can visit, as well as a list of notable achievements here below. Please contact Elias for more information or suggestions for this website, thank you and God Bless. 
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