August 5, 2019 198 0 “While We Think About God, We Are with Him!” We are living in favourable times: we can go to church and take communion without the risk of being shot to death or thrown…
August 4, 2019 1822 2 How to Live as a Monastic in the World? Question: I want to give my life completely to Christ, but do not want to go to a monastery. Is it really necessary to…
August 4, 2019 175 0 Why Feeling Bad Is Good Sometimes? By summarizing my personal priestly experience of the Sacrament of Confession, I would like to say the following: a person himself is the cause…
August 3, 2019 1483 0 Elder Cleopa: One is Tempted from Eight Sides on the Path of Salvation The Holy Fathers say that on the path of salvation one is tempted by the devil from eight sides: from the front, from behind,…
August 2, 2019 290 0 Judge not or How to Be Saved without Effort The sin of judging others is found to be very prevalent in human actions because it can be so easily fallen into: censure of…
August 1, 2019 553 0 Voluntary Obedience to a Spiritual Father Prevents Spiritual Death By definition, an Orthodox Christian is one who strives to be obedient to the Commandments and, at the same time, obediently tries to fulfill…
July 30, 2019 173 0 What Do We Know About Passions and Virtues? What are passions? Passions are the uncontrolled desires that come from our bodily needs. They subordinate our soul to our egoistic or self will….
July 29, 2019 173 0 Meekness Fuels Our Faith Not Power or Physical Aggression Now we have heard the reading of the Gospel about the healing of the Roman centurion’s servant. When the Savior, at the request of…
July 14, 2019 140 0 Practical Tips: Spiritual Electric Point and Christian Morality Christian morality in a very rough way means that people should feel better being near to you than away from you. This is the…
July 12, 2019 397 0 Is the Spiritual Father Important in the Life of a Christian? Question: “What is the role of the Parish Priest as Spiritual Father to his people and how does it compare with the role of…