November 5, 2019 Saint Silouan On Prayer We eat and drink every day, yet on the morrow our bodies need drink and food again. In like manner the recollection of God’s…
November 4, 2019 15 Quotations of Saint Nicodemus the Hagiorite 1. Those who believe it to be a virtue that they are exceedingly sad after committing sin do not understand that they do so…
November 3, 2019 Tomorrow You May Die is Never True There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine linen, and fared sumptuously every day: And there was a certain…
October 28, 2019 Holy Fathers on Charity “Being charitable means having a heart that burns with love for every creature and desires its good. Alms do not consist solely in giving,…
October 28, 2019 The Stony Heart “A new heart also will I give you, and a new spirit will I put within you: and I will take away the stony…
October 27, 2019 Saint Paisios the Athonite: Humility Makes the Devil Crumble Why does God let the devil tempt us? Geronda, why does God allow the devil to tempt us? He does it to select his…
October 26, 2019 A Case of Mistaken Identity When I was still living in Romania I was going for confession to a hieromonk in a monastery not very far from my hometown….
October 23, 2019 Joy Is Hope That Will Not Disappoint Us As with the concepts of love and peace, so the concept of joy has undergone some redefinition and is misunderstood. Many today understand joy…
October 22, 2019 With Him Before Our Unblinking Eyes, We Can Walk on Water Love, peace, and joy are the defining components of a Christian life. It is these realities that constitute fundamental discipleship to Christ, not obedience…
October 22, 2019 Saint Sebastian of Karaganda: Teachings Saint Sebastian began his monastic journey in the Optina Pustyn. He was a cell attendant of Elder Joseph, who came to be his great spiritual…