The Power of Patristic Preaching: The Word in Our Flesh
Read about Andrew Hofer's new book, on the preaching of the Church Fathers and the proclamation of the fruits of Christ's incarnation.
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- May 25
Unworthy of Earth, but Made Worthy of Heaven: St John Chrysostom on the Ascension
An English translation of St John Chrysostom's Homily On the Ascension.
- May 1
The Mother of God in Middle Byzantine Exegesis, Hagiography, and Homiletics: A Round Table
On Saturday, April 22, the Pappas Patristic Institute held an academic round table with prominent scholars in the field. See photos here.
- Apr 26
Who Was Mary? The Spring PPI Lecture by Dr Mary Cunningham
See photos and video of the 2023 lecture: Who Was Mary? The Mother of God Seen through Byzantine Eyes.
- Apr 14
Seeing the Resurrection
As we approach the Resurrection of Christ, the PPI wishes you a blessed conclusion to these saving days of the Lord's Passion.
- Apr 11
Behold, the Bridegroom Cometh, Comely in Beauty beyond the Sons of Men
An ancient sermon on the patriarch Joseph, who "painted a picture of the two comings of Christ."
- Apr 2
The Prayer of St Mary of Egypt: Crying to the Theotokos
In Byzantium, the repentance of St Mary of Egypt inspired one writer to expand the saint's words in a prayer of compunction and confession.
- Mar 22
On the Veneration of the Cross, by St Theodore the Studite
A homily for the third week of the Fast, by a saint whose name is inextricably linked to the Triodion and the season of Lent.
- Mar 11
What Are the Divine Energies?
A talk given by Dr Tikhon Pino at St Vladimir's Orthodox Theology Seminary, discussing his new book, Essence and Energies (Routledge, 2022).
- Mar 6
On Fasting and Almsgiving, by St John Chrysostom
An original translation of an exhortation, attributed to St John Chrysostom, on combining fasting with almsgiving and love for the poor.
- Feb 26
On Fasting, by Hesychios of Jerusalem
An original translation for the first week of the holy Forty Days of the fast.
- Jan 5
We Have Come to Worship Him: St Ephrem the Syrian on the Coming of the Magi
During these twelve days of Christmas, we present a sermon attributed to St Ephrem the Syrian on what the West calls the 'Epiphany.'
- Jan 2
January is the Month of the Church Fathers
Happy new year! In the wake of the Nativity of Christ in the flesh, the month of January is dedicated to many Fathers of the Church.
- Dec 21, 2022
The Nativity in the Life of the Virgin
As we wish you a most blessed Christmas, the Pappas Patristic Institute offers you the following reflections on the Nativity of Christ:
- Nov 17, 2022
Announcing the 2023 Lecture: Who Was Mary? The Mother of God Seen through Byzantine Eyes
The Pappas Patristic Institute invites you to a public lecture by Dr Mary Cunningham on the Life of the Mother of God in Byzantine theology.
- Nov 7, 2022
Video from the Symposium on St John of Damascus
Video from the 2022 Symposium on St John of Damascus (November 4, 2022).
- Oct 31, 2022
Program of the 2022 Symposium on St John of Damascus
The Fount of Knowledge: A Symposium on St John of Damascus will be held this coming Friday, November 4, 2022, online.
- Oct 24, 2022
Singing Against Disharmony: St John Chrysostom on Natural Disasters
Where is God when the earth shakes, when cities, homes, and fields are destroyed? Fr Mark Roosien explores the answer of St John Chrysostom.
- Oct 10, 2022
A Lost Work of Byzantine Theology: The Life of the Virgin Mary by John Geometres
Work is now complete on a new edition and translation of John Geometres' Life of the Virgin, set to appear May 2023.
- Oct 6, 2022
Video from the 2022 Colloquium on the Mystagogy of St Maximos the Confessor
Watch video from the 2022 Colloquium on the Mystagogy of St Maximos the Confessor (Boston, April 28-30, 2022).
- Aug 14, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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.
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