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Monday, December 29, 2014

The Magi and Astrology

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Since the Magi believed that there was a mystical influence of the stars upon earthlings, they would constantly study the heavens, seeking ...
Wednesday, December 24, 2014

Magi and Magicians

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By His Eminence Metropolitan Hierotheos of Nafpaktos and Agiou Vlasiou And again we are made worthy by God to be festive and celebrate the...
Tuesday, December 23, 2014

The Date of Christmas Does NOT Have Pagan Origins

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The Star indicates the exact spot, according to tradition, where Christ was born in Bethlehem. Did Christians "christianize" th...
Monday, December 22, 2014

Why is Saint Anastasia Known as the "Deliverer From Potions" (Pharmakolitria)?

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By John Sanidopoulos The Great Martyr Anastasia of Sirmium was martyred sometime between 290 and 304, but after her relics were transferre...
Wednesday, December 17, 2014

St. Dionysius the Areopagite on the Relationship Between Demons and Evil

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By St. Dionysius the Areopagite But, neither are the demons evil by nature; for, if they are evil by nature, neither are they from the Goo...
Thursday, December 11, 2014

St. Daniel the Stylite and the Demon Haunted Church

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St. Daniel the Stylite (Feast Day - December 11)     Once he [Daniel] heard some men conversing in the Syrian dialect and saying that the...
Wednesday, December 10, 2014

The Demonology of St. John of the Ladder (6 of 6) - Positive View of Demons

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...continued from part five. 6. Positive View of Demons Without temptation the monk could never reach perfection, and so he should than...