Monk Ephraim, having been a
disciple of Joseph the Hesychast while on Mount Athos, came to
America in the 70s of last century. His contribution to the
catechization of the Greek diaspora and their return to the bosom
of the Church is great. Beginning from the 90s, he was involved in
reconstruction, eventually establishing 20 monasteries in America
and Canada (similar to Mount Athos).
Archimandrite Marcellus Demetrius
spoke to the audience about the Typicon used at the abode of
Arizona, about the grace and difficulties of the monastic life in
general, about the ways of acquiring virtues. From 1997, he himself
was the disciple of Monk Ephraim in Saint Anthony’s monastery, and
prior to it, he had received education at the universities in
Greece and America.
A dialogue between the speaker
and the audience took a larger part of the meeting. At the end of
it, the Vice-Rectors of the school, Archpriest Besarion Tsintsadze
and Deacon Tsotne Chkheidze thanked the guest for his highly
interesting talk.