Showing posts with label St. Porphyrios of Kavsokalyva. Show all posts
Showing posts with label St. Porphyrios of Kavsokalyva. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

Saint Porphyrios of Kavsokalyva, the Patron of Science and Technology


By Christodoulos A. Protopapas, CEO of Hellas-Sat

No saint until today in the Synaxarion of the Orthodox Church has so much to do with modern technology as Saint Porphyrios of Kavsokalyva. The wisdom by the grace of God acquired by Saint Porphyrios was unique, and the way in which he did his miracles in this life and after his death was so significant that it leaves us "technologists dumbfounded", as our holy Church rightly says.

It is worth mentioning that Saint Porphyrios lived at a time when technology was growing rapidly together with various other sciences throughout humanity, to the point where some Orthodox thinkers of his time had begun to demonize and villainize technological progress.

Friday, November 28, 2014

St. Porphyrios: "It is Good to Listen to Music"


"It is good to listen to music. The highest of all is Byzantine music, because it doesn't disturb the soul, but unites it with God and gives it perfect rest. If you really want to, you can listen to secular music, but I say that it is preferable to listen to music without words."

- Saint Porphyrios of Kavsokalyva