October 23, 2017 167 0 St. Ambrose of Optina on the Consequences of a Continuously Happy Life “A continuously happy life produces extremely unhappy consequences. In nature we see that there are not always pleasant springs and fruitful summers, and sometimes…
October 20, 2017 578 1 12 Thoughts of Athonite Elders on How to Stay Healthy and Defeat Your Diseases 1 When we give ourselves to Christ, then our spiritual organism is in peace, which allows our organs begin to function naturally. They all…
October 12, 2017 874 0 Saint Paisios Velichkovsky on Demonic Activity There is a crucial aspect of Orthodox theology that we, as “modern folk” need to concern ourselves with: the study and nature of…
October 10, 2017 230 0 The Death of a Person in Patristic Tradition The life-affirming Biblical concept of death permeates almost the entire theological heritage of the Church, from the early Christian writings up until the present…
October 6, 2017 171 0 “This Was from Me”: Saint Seraphim of Viritsa’s Spiritual Testament Have you ever thought that everything that touches you touches Me as well? For that which touches you touches the apple of My eye….
September 1, 2017 1560 0 25 Quotes by St. John Chrysostom If you cannot find Christ in the beggar at the church door, you will not find Him in the chalice. Prayer is the…
May 17, 2017 2220 0 Elder Sophrony on What We Should Know Approaching the Jesus Prayer I propose to devote this chapter to setting out as briefly as possible the more important aspects of the Jesus Prayer and the…
May 12, 2017 123 1 Advice on Ways to Form an Orthodox Conscience Here are the ways in which we can cooperate with God’s grace and form this conscience within ourselves: 1 . We are to have…
March 17, 2017 1308 2 Is St. Patrick an Orthodox Saint? This may come as a surprise to many that St. Patrick was and is an Orthodox Saint centuries before Rome split from the Holy…
March 12, 2017 129 0 Light for the World: the Life of St. Gregory Palamas On the second Sunday of Great Lent, there is a great feast in the blessed city of Thessalonika, Greece. It is the feast of…