Words, music and photography by Fr. Emmanuel Hatzidakis
“Peace is what I leave with you,
it is My peace I give to you.
Do not be troubled nor upset” (John 14:27)
“Abide in Me and I in you” (John 15:4)
Ιn Me alone you may find everlasting peace,” (John 16:33).
Take heart, for I have overcome the world” (John 16:33)
“By day, O Lord, You send Your steadfast love.
By night we raise a song of praise to You” (Ps. 42:8).
With arms outstretched we pray to You, O God.
May peace on earth forever reign.
Ο guide our feet unto the way of peace (cf. Lk. 1:79)
Αnd grant that we may grow in harmony and peace.
Download a PDF from the forthcoming book, “Praise Him!”, a collection of Orthodox songs for kids, for all occasions.
Fr. Emmanuel recorded this “demo track” on a 4-track tape recorder back in the early 1990’s. All the voices are his! He had always wanted a children’s choir.
How Patriarch Bartholomew is walking away from Christ
Should Patriarch Bartholomew "walk together" with other religions or make disciples of them for the Lord? It's one or the other. Here is our "play-by-play" commentary on a statement the Patriarch released at the World Day of Prayer for Peace in Assisi.
A “mercy” or an “offering” of peace? – Part I
If “A mercy of peace” sounds nonsensical to you, you’re not alone. Examine with us this response in Greek to see how we arrive at “An offering of peace”.
THE RESURRECTION OF OUR YOUTH
How do we reach today’s youth? Fr. Athanasios Mitilinaios tells us what to do and what not to do in his homily on resurrection of the widow's son in Naïn.
Western “Crusaders” against Orthodox Russia
Protopresbyter Theodore Zisis links the sack of Byzantium to today’s “new Crusaders” of NATO who seek to divide and conquer Orthodox lands and peoples.
