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.
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- 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.
- 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 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.
- Jul 28, 2022
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, 2022
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, 2022
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 18, 2022
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 19, 2022
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, 2022
“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 6, 2022
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, 2022
“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, 2022
“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 15, 2022
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 7, 2022
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).
- Feb 21, 2022
Against the Galileans: Cyril of Alexandria and the Revival of Paganism in the Fourth Century
Sources chrétiennes released Vol. 4 of the 'Contra Julianum' by St Cyril of Alexandria in January 2022.
- Jan 3, 2022
Maximos the Confessor on Male and Female: A Review of "Origen's Revenge" (Part 2)
Jordan Parro examines the place of sexual difference in the thought of Maximos the Confessor and its interpretation by Brian P. Mitchell.
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