Greetings on the Feast of the Dormition
With this final video, we conclude our series of meditations on the feast of the Dormition. We wish you a blessed feast.
- Aug 11
The Entombment of the Tabernacle
Watch this sixth of our meditations leading up to the feast of the Dormition (August 15), a reflection by the great St Andrew of Crete.
- Aug 10
The Zodiac and the Dormition of the Theotokos
What do the constellations have to do with the falling asleep of the Theotokos? Watch this fifth meditation on the feast of the Dormition.
- Aug 8
Unsleeping in Her Intercession
Enter into the mystery of the translation of the Theotokos from death to life with this fourth meditation on the feast of the Dormition.
- Aug 5
The Life of the Virgin by John Geometres
In this third meditation on the Dormition, the poet Geometres celebrates the coming of Christ to enthrone the Virgin as our heavenly mother.
- Aug 3
St John of Damascus on the Dormition
Watch the second meditation in this seven-part series leading up to the feast of the Dormition of the Mother of God (August 15).
- Aug 1
Meditations on the Dormition
Over the course of the fast, the Pappas Patristic Institute presents a series of short videos on the Dormition of the Mother of God
- Jul 28
New, Recent, and Forthcoming Books in Patristics and Early Christianity
A select overview of some of the most interesting and important editions, translations, and books that have appeared in the last few years.
- Jul 18
Unworthy of Earth, but Made Worthy of Heaven: St John Chrysostom on the Ascension
A new translation of the only authentic homily by St John Chrysostom on the feast of the Ascension, translated by Dragoljub Garic.
- Jun 24
St Augustine and the Greek Patristic Tradition
Video: Dr Tikhon Pino recently spoke at an event for the St Photios National Shrine on the legacy of St Augustine in the Orthodox Church.
- May 24
Maximos the Confessor and Greek Philosophy: The 2022 North American Patristics Society Meeting
Saturday, May 28, the Pappas Patristic Institute is sponsoring a panel at NAPS entitled 'Maximos the Confessor and Greek Philosophy'
- May 18
The Conversion of Philosophy - Caius Marius Victorinus: Rhetor, Philosopher, Theologian
Christopher McLaughlin explores the theology of Marius Victorinus, an important North African Latin writer of the fourth century.
- Apr 23
CHRIST IS RISEN! Χριστὸς Ἀνέστη!
Paschal greetings from the Pappas Patristic Institute.
- Apr 19
She Who Loved Much: The Sinful Woman in the Orthodox Tradition
Wednesday of Holy Week is dedicated to the Sinful Woman. In his new book, Fr Kevin Kalish explores the rich hymnography of this story.
- Apr 18
“Wheels within Wheels” (Ezekiel 1:16): Chapters 2 and 3 of the Mystagogy of St Maximos the Confessor
For Maximos, the Church itself is an image of the division of creation into visible (material) and invisible (intelligible) realities.
- Apr 11
Program for the 2022 Colloquium on the Mystagogy of St Maximos the Confessor
For those planning their visit to Boston, and for all those joining us online, you can now see a detailed program of the Colloquium here.
- Apr 6
From Greek to Slavonic: St Athanasius of Alexandria in Translation
A guest contribution from Viacheslav Lytvynenko, specialist in the reception of the Church Fathers in the medieval Slavonic world.
- Apr 4
“The Church as New Creation”: Chapter 1 of the Mystagogy of St Maximos the Confessor
The third in a series of essays by Fr Maximos Constas introducing the Mystagogy of St Maximos the Confessor.
- Mar 21
“The Feast of Wisdom”: The Prologue to the Mystagogy of St Maximos the Confessor
In Part 2 of this intro, Fr Maximos looks at the 'the Wise Elder,' the use of Proverbs, Dionysios, and Apophaticism in the Mystagogy.
- Mar 20
St Mark of Ephesus: Hymns for St Gregory Palamas
The legacy of St Gregory Palamas cast a long shadow in Late Byzantium, as seen in these stichera by St Mark Eugenikos
- Mar 15
Contemplating Christ in the Church: the Mystagogy of St Maximos the Confessor
In anticipation of our upcoming Colloquium, Fr Maximos Constas offers an introduction to the Mystagogy of St Maximos the Confessor.
- Mar 11
The Stages of Spiritual Progress
Fr Maximos Constas leads a seminar entitled 'Solomon's Trilogy,' on purification, illumination, and union with God in patristic theology.
- Mar 7
Love in Plotinus, Proclus and Dionysius the Areopagite
Dimitrios Vasilakis discusses his recent book, Eros in Neoplatonism and its Reception in Christian Philosophy (Bloomsbury, 2021).
- Mar 3
In Memoriam: Sr Nonna Verna Harrison (1953-2022)
Sister Nonna Verna Harrison, a noted patristics scholar, died on February 7 at the age of 68. May here memory be eternal.