October 4, 2019 Fight, Run, Finish It always surprises me when someone comes to the Orthodox faith. Given the present age, there are so many versions of Christianity on offer….
October 2, 2019 Should a Christian Be a Weakling? Aggression occupies a great role in the human history. The history of our species consists of endless wars, fights, and strife. But what exactly…
October 1, 2019 Carrying Your Cross: How Do You Know If You Carry It or Not It is believed that the bearing of one’s cross implies something extraordinary that goes beyond the usual devotion. That is a misconception. Carrying your…
September 28, 2019 The Unavoidable Law of Life (though this is written for the Church, the law of life applies to all, believers and non-believers) Here is an easy rule to understand:…
September 26, 2019 Wise Peacemaker: A Monk Who Humbled His Brother for the Sake of the Cell The seventh Beatitude is: Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God (Matthew 5:9). What does it mean? “Those who…
September 24, 2019 Be Here Now: Stability as Virtue “A tree which is often transplanted does not bear fruit.” St. Euthymius the Great Let us take some time to contemplate the importance of…
September 24, 2019 St. Silouan of Mt. Athos: “The Lord Loves Us Sinners and Calls Us to Himself” Everyone in life has his own battle of Stalingrad, his own cross, his own Golgotha. There are moments when it seems that circumstances are…
September 23, 2019 Defining Love These past few weeks, we have been enriched by so many parables in the Gospels, speaking to us about the importance of bearing fruit in…
September 20, 2019 Turn the Other Cheek – From the Desert Fathers The daughter of a certain rich man in Alexandria was suddenly seized by a wicked spirit and was tormented severely. Her father spent much…
September 18, 2019 Sloth – Slothfulness about Leisure, Spiritual Sloth, How to Overcome Sloth Last week we looked at Bodily, Intellectual and Moral Sloth. Now, moving ahead… Slothfulness regarding Leisure. This sounds like a contradiction. It is not….