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Therefore go and make disciples of all nations (Mt 28, 19)
Πορευθέντες οὖν μαθητεύσατε πάντα τὰ ἔθνη
Идите, дакле, и научите све народе
所以你们要去, 使万民成为我的门徒

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  • 21/08/2026

For Out of the Heart Proceed Evil Thoughts

We continue with the patristic interpretation of the Gospel, beginning with verses 15–16: Then Peter answered and said to Him, “Explain this parable to us.” So Jesus said, “Are you[...]

NevskyТalks “Saint Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia: Life, Legacy, and Spiritual Heritage” (VIDEO)

Source: Temple Television

  • 20/08/2026

The Blind Are Guides to the Blind

We continue our interpretation of verses 10–11 of the fifteenth chapter of the Gospel according to Matthew. St. Theophan the

  • 14/08/2026

Missionary Project – The Word in “Slovo” ( „The Word“)

With the blessing of His Holiness, Serbian Patriarch Porfirije, the Missionary Department of the Archdiocese of Belgrade–Karlovci, in cooperation with

  • 13/08/2026

Saint Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia: Life, Work, and Legacy

As part of the activities of the External Mission Section of the Missionary Department of the Archdiocese of Belgrade–Karlovci, a

  • 07/08/2026

For Out of the Heart Proceed Evil Thoughts

We continue with the patristic interpretation of the Gospel, beginning with verses 15–16: Then Peter answered and said to Him,

  • 21/08/2026

NevskyТalks “Saint Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia: Life, Legacy, and Spiritual Heritage” (VIDEO)

Source: Temple Television

  • 20/08/2026

The Blind Are Guides to the Blind

We continue our interpretation of verses 10–11 of the fifteenth chapter of the Gospel according to Matthew. St. Theophan the

  • 14/08/2026

Missionary Project – The Word in “Slovo” ( „The Word“)

With the blessing of His Holiness, Serbian Patriarch Porfirije, the Missionary Department of the Archdiocese of Belgrade–Karlovci, in cooperation with

  • 13/08/2026

Saint Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia: Life, Work, and Legacy

As part of the activities of the External Mission Section of the Missionary Department of the Archdiocese of Belgrade–Karlovci, a

  • 07/08/2026

Recommended: Interview with Prof. Christopher Lockwood (Video)

We warmly recommend an interview with the American Orthodox theologian Prof. Christopher Lockwood, with whom the Missionary Department of the

  • 01/08/2026

Tree by the Stream

What Defiles a Person Is Not What Enters the Mouth

We continue with Chapter Fifteen, verses 3–5: But He answered and said to them, “Why do you also transgress the

And They Brought to Him All Who Were Sick

Verses 33–34: Then those who were in the boat came and worshipped Him, saying, “Truly You are the Son of

O You of Little Faith, Why Did You Doubt?

The Holy Fathers now interpret the event of Peter walking upon the water. We come to verses 28–29: And Peter

Jesus Went to Them, Walking on the Sea

We begin this homily with verses 24–25 of chapter 14: But the boat was already in the middle of the

And They All Ate and Were Satisfied

We now come to verses 20–21: So they all ate and were satisfied, and they took up twelve baskets full

And He commanded the multitudes to sit down on the grass

We now come to verses 17–18: But they said to Him, “We have here only five loaves and two fish.”

Kinonia

Twenty-five years of the heartbeat of love

Our communion with God and with other people in the Church is manifested in holy services, where we gather to

Great Martyr, Wonderworker and Healer

Church tradition has preserved the memory of Saint Panteleimon as an unmercenary healer. They are a special category of saints;

Television Hram hosts a series of instructive conversations within its Morning Programme

Within the Morning Programme of the Hram (Temple) television of the Archbishopric of Belgrade-Karlovci of the Serbian Orthodox Church, conversations

Theme-based series of texts successfully presented

Owing to the work and love of the permanent collaborators of the portal „Kinonia“, a missionary project operating within the

The Relationship Between the Liturgy and the Celebration of the Patronal Feast

The guest of the new edition of the programme „Temple“, which was broadcast on Radio Belgrade 2 on Sunday, August

Thank God for Everything

Gratitude is a wonderful quality and is highly valued in our relationships with friends. No one wants to have anything

The Fire of Faith of the Great Martyr Marina

We worshipfully glorify and admire the beautiful example of the holy, glorious and victorious great martyr Marina, the saint of

New series on the portal „Kinonia“ – Theological Essays on Contemporary Issues

With the aim of improving missionary activity, the portal „Kinonia“ is launching a new series called „Theological Essays on Contemporary

As the deer longs for the water springs, so my soul longs for you, O God

With the blessing of His Eminence, Metropolitan of Bačka, Dr. Irinej, and a loving welcome of Protopresbyter Petar Bikar, parish

Enlighteners of the entire universe

“Primate of the Apostles and teachers of the universe, pray to the Lord of all, that He may grant peace

NevskyTalks

Saint Porphyrios of Kavsokalyvia: Life, Work, and Legacy

As part of the activities of the External Mission Section of the Missionary Department of the Archdiocese of Belgrade–Karlovci, a

NevskyTalks in a New Format

During the summer season, the NevskyTalks project is being held in a new format. Conversations on faith in the English

A Lecture Entitled “I, You, and He (Heb. 5:12)” Delivered in English

The regular cycle of English-language lectures within the NevskyTalks project continued on Sunday, March 29, 2026, with a lecture entitled

Lecture Held in English: “Christian Mission in the Germanic Lands in the Eighth Century”

As part of the NevskyTalks project, the Section for External Mission of the Missionary Department of the Archbishopric of Belgrade

Lecture Delivered in English: “The Icon of Pentecost – A Brief Introduction to the Birth of the Church”

As part of the NevskyTalks project, the Section for External Mission of the Missionary Department of the Archdiocese of Belgrade–Karlovci

Lecture Held in English: “To Enrich or Not (Deut. 8:18)”

As part of the NevskyTalks project, the Section for External Mission of the Missionary Department of the Archdiocese of Belgrade

Blog

Responses to Islamic Wahhabism (I)

Wahhabism is a reformist and puritanical movement that emerged within Islam in eighteenth-century Arabia. It was named after its founder,

Light as Knowledge That Departs and Knowledge That ComesCosmology and Theology in Dialogue

“Tongues shall cease, knowledge shall pass away.” (1 Cor. 13:8)“I am the light of the world.” (Jn. 8:12) Light and

The Beginning and the End of the Cosmos – Scientific and Christian Protology and Eschatology

The dialogue between Christian theology and science (primarily, I have in mind the natural sciences) has long represented a highly

Einstein’s God

I have already written about Dawkins’s misrepresentation of Einstein as a pantheist (which, for Dawkins, is nothing more than “dressed-up“

On the Mystery of Parental Love

Parental love convinces us of the reality of divine existence, piercing through the horizons of naturalism. Many people who have

Jehovah’s Witnesses and Bible Forgery (VIII)

The event of Christ’s baptism in the River Jordan is described by all four Evangelists. The most important theological details,

(In)Significant Pixel

One of the common atheistic arguments directed against the exclusivity of planet Earth and, in particular, of the human being—within

Upbringing – the Fulfilment or the Negation of Christian Values

The very title of this study already suggests the answer to the question of why the Holy Fathers of our

Michio Kaku and the Logos Spermatikos in the Human Person

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.He was in the

Jehovah’s Witnesses and Bible Forgery (VII)

Our further examination of the falsification of the Bible (primarily the New Testament) by the Jehovah’s Witnesses continues through an

Аpologetic word

Yoga – A Spiritual Deception

In contemporary society, many of our fellow citizens of the Orthodox Christian faith are living under the illusion that it

Belief in Curses as a Widespread Form of Superstition among the Serbs

1.0 The Biblical Understanding of the Curse and the Etymology of the Term “Then God saw everything that He had

My cultural awakening: Losing My Religion by REM helped me escape a doomsday cult

I had been a member of the Children of God for two decades, but was growing disillusioned with its controlling

Doctors can give Jehovah’s Witness blood transfusion against wishes, judge rules

A NHS board in Scotland took the issue to court after a 14-year-old refused consent for a blood transfusion –

The Church’s Response to the Objections of the Old Calendarists

The Word of Saint John Chrysostom In conclusion, we would recommend to our brethren among the Old Calendarists—both Greek and

The Church’s Response tothe Objections of the Old Calendarists II

Ecclesial Oikonomia From ancient times the Church has possessed a wise and salvific application of akribeia and oikonomia, and this

The Church’s to the Objections of the Old Calendarists III Ecumenism

With regards to Ecumenism, the “zealot” Old Calendarists react to its very name and appearance with panic-stricken fear, defending themselves

The Church’s Response to the Objections of the Old Calendarists IV

— On the Calendar — As is well known, the schism of the “zealot” Old Calendarists in Greece arose on

Lecture Held on the Topic: “Empathy in Children and Its Importance”

On Tuesday, 23 December 2025, at the Primary School “Oslobodioci Beograda”, the third session in a series of professional lectures

Lecture on Parenting at Stevan Sindjelić Primary School Held

A lecture intended for the parents of pupils at Stevan Sindjelić Primary School was held on Wednesday, 3 December 2025.

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Lecture “St. Sophrony Sakharov’s Legacy”

Christ – our Pascha

Lecture in English on the Topic of “Icons”

Protopresbyter-Staurophorus Vajo Jović

Protopresbyter-Staurophorus Vajo Jović was born in 1956 in Ugljevik, Srpska.

Priest in Zagreb and Secretary of the Diocesan Board of the Metropolis of Zagreb and Ljubljana since 1979.
From Zagreb, he served the missionary parish in Maribor.
Parish priest at the Church of St. Alexander Nevsky in Belgrade since 1991.
Since 2000, Elder of the same church and Director of the Orthodox Missionary School until his retirement in 2023.

Forty-two years of priestly service are characterized by intensive missionary work.

Recipient of the Order of St. Sava, third degree.

Protopresbyter-Staurophor Radivoj Panić

Protopresbyter-Staurophor Radivoj Panić is the coordinator of the Parish Mission Department of the Missionary Department of the Archbishopric of Belgrade-Karlovci. He was born on April 1, 1961 in Novi Sad. He completed the seminary in Sremski Karlovci in 1981.

From 1986 to 1991, he was engaged as a librarian at the Orthodox Theological Faculty in Belgrade.

He was ordained to the priesthood in 1992. He began his pastoral ministry as a parish priest in Kosova Polje, where he served from 1992 to 2001. After that, from 2001 to 2009, he was the parish priest at the Church of St. Alexander Nevsky, and since 2009 he has served as the parish priest at the Church of St. Sava. He completed his theological studies in 2008, at a time when he was already serving as a parish priest.

He is particularly involved in organizing pilgrimages to Kosovo and Metohija, as well as in humanitarian work. He collaborates with the organization “Our Serbs” from Chicago, through which he actively participates in providing assistance to the Serbian people in Serbia and Kosovo and Metohija, as well as in supporting domestic organizations operating in these areas.

Father Radivoj Panić is considered one of the most respected priests of the Archbishopric of Belgrade and Karlovac.