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St. John Chrysostom

By John Sanidopoulos St. John Chrysostom probably more than any other Father of the Church speaks about the "wrath of God" and "divine punishment". Most who read these passages often do so through the lenses of western medieval or reformation theology, even many Orthodox Christians, who are unable to read the depths of the spirit behind the letter. The reason for this is because, as St. Symeon the New Theologian explains, when speaking about matters of divine judgement, "the interpretation…

John Chrysostom (born: Antioch, 347 AD) sounds like he should be the spiritual ancestor to today’s megachurch megapastors and prosperity preachers. His nickname (Chrysostom means “golden-mouthed”) suggests he’d be right at home with today’s televangelists: the seam between preaching and gold has been mined for all it’s worth by the likes of Benny Hinn (Benny […]

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Saint Dionysius lived originally in the city of Athens. He was raised there and received a classical Greek education. He then went to Egypt, where he studied astronomy at the city of Heliopolis. It was in Heliopolis, along with his friend Apollophonos where he witnessed the solar eclipse that…

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Saint Maron was born in the fourth century near the city of Cyrrhus in Syria. He spent almost all his time beneath the open sky in prayer, vigil, ascetical works and strict fasting. He obtained from God the gift of healing the sick and casting out demons. He counselled those who turned to him for…