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Book Giveaway
In honor of our Fall Lecture by Fr Bogdan Bucur, the PPI is giving away free copies of Angelic Pneumatology and Scripture Re-Envisioned.
Sep 18, 2023
On Fasting, by St Mark the Ascetic
As we begin the Dormition fast, the Pappas Patristic Institute brings you this sermon On Fasting by St Mark the Ascetic.
Jul 31, 2023
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.
Jun 5, 2023
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 11, 2023
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.
Apr 2, 2023
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 22, 2023
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.
Mar 6, 2023
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.
Jan 2, 2023
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:
Dec 21, 2022
Video from the Symposium on St John of Damascus
Video from the 2022 Symposium on St John of Damascus (November 4, 2022).
Nov 7, 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 31, 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 24, 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 28, 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.
Jul 18, 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.
Jun 24, 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.
May 18, 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 19, 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 18, 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 6, 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.
Apr 4, 2022
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