By His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden The parable of the Final Judgment, as it is handed down in the Gospel according to Matthew (25:31–46), constitutes a supreme eschatological text of the New Testament, in which the criterion of salvation and condemnation is clearly defined. Christ is presented as the Son of Man, who will…

Του Σεβ. Μητροπολίτου Σουηδίας κ. Κλεόπα Η Παραβολή του Ασώτου (Λουκά 15:11–32) λειτουργεί στην Ορθόδοξη Παράδοση ως σύνοψη του Ευαγγελίου. Η πτώση δεν είναι απλώς ηθική αστοχία, αλλά ρήξη σχέσης, και η μετάνοια δεν είναι αυτοβελτίωση αλλά επιστροφή στην πατρική κοινωνία/επικοινωνία. Η Πατερική ανάγνωση της παραβολής συναντά τη νεοελληνική ποιητική και μουσική ευαισθησία, όπου το…

By His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden I recently watched the 2000 film “Erin Brockovich,” starring Julia Roberts. This film is not merely a dramatic biographical narrative, a cinematic work of social sensitivity, but a powerful denunciation of the injustice generated by environmental destruction and, at the same time, a hymn to the human capacity…

By His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden “The spirits return at night,Little lights from unredeemed souls,And if you look up there on the battlements,You will see figures staring back at you. And then a sense of lament overtakes you,And leads you through the narrow alleys,The City (Constantinople)—an old beloved one,Whom you meet in a stranger’s…

Βy His Eminence Metropolitan Cleopas of Sweden Vasilopita/St. Basil’s pie is one of the most recognizable and beloved customs of the New Year. It is not merely a sweet bread, but a living bearer of history, faith, and cultural continuity, bridging Antiquity, Byzantium, and modern Greece, both within and beyond its borders. The origin of…