December 11, 2018 201 0 Archimandrite Andrew (Konanos) on His Meeting with Elder Paisius and the Elder’s Life-Changing Advice And Father Paisius replied with a question, “That’s what I tell you, my child…” We have our own opinions about everything. It seems…
November 12, 2018 92 0 Why It Is Important to Handle Repentant Sinners with Care Even the worst sinners have their moments of heartfelt remorse from time to time. It is at those moments that they struggle to find…
November 6, 2018 158 0 Praying Both with Mind and Body: St. Theophan the Recluse on Prayer The Lord gave us a general prayer for all people, which combines all our needs, spiritual and bodily, internal and external, eternal and temporary…
October 30, 2018 889 0 15 Quotes of Guidance from St. Ambrose of Optina 1. You should always be meek with everybody. You shouldn’t annoy anyone or be envious. You shouldn’t satisfy the lust of flesh that seduces…
October 29, 2018 1329 0 St. Martin of Tours: the Life Story of One of the Most Well-Known Western Saints “Therefore we also, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which…
October 23, 2018 200 0 3 Great Feats of Faith of Patriarch Abraham On October 9 (old style) the Orthodox Church commemorated a great saint and prophet – Abraham, the Old Testament patriarch and forefather. We all…
October 16, 2018 220 0 St. Silouan the Athonite on How God Teaches Us to Love The soul cannot know peace unless she prays for her enemies. The soul that has learned of God’s grace to pray, feels love and…
October 11, 2018 153 0 St. Theophan the Recluse on Prayer during the All-Night Vigil He went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God (Luke 6:12). That’s the foundation and the beginning…
October 3, 2018 661 0 15 Quotes of Spiritual Guidance by Saint Macarius of Optina 1. Faith is the foundation of all goodness you need both in this life and to secure a good fate in the future everlasting eternity….
September 15, 2018 164 0 What Should You Ask God For? There lived an ascetic who asked the Lord to grant him knowledge of many revelations and mysteries. One day, on the road leading to…