March 19, 2019 308 0 Special Power of the Prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian Metropolitan Anthony (Pakanich) on the penitential prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian. Unjust Justice The Lord allows apparent injustices sometimes in order to lead us…
March 18, 2019 264 0 The Basic Rule of Living a Spiritual Life A certain brother asked Abba Sisoes: “Counsel me, Father, for I have fallen to sin. What am I to do?” The Elder said to…
March 14, 2019 106 0 “Do Good to Them That Hate You!” The commandments of Christ seem impossible to follow to those people who never tried to follow them. For instance the Lord said, “Do good…
September 4, 2018 126 0 A Walk with God: Why Is it Helpful to Pray while Walking? We live in stressful times. This is both good and bad. Researchers have shown that a certain level of stress is good for us….
August 24, 2018 269 0 Elder Paisios on Children, Their Joys and Difficulties Q: I’ve noticed, Elder, that sometimes babies smile at the time of Divine Liturgy. A: They don’t do that only at the Divine Liturgy….
July 30, 2018 1427 0 26 Quotes of the Holy Fathers about Anger 1. Do not let the sun go down on the anger of your brother (Eph. 4:26); that is, let no one be angry and…
July 23, 2018 122 0 Athonite Elder: “My Child, Be Careful with Dreaming!” Avoid sinful thoughts, cut off your dreaming and every image that may be embarrassing, because the “omniscient” satan is trying to take you away…
July 3, 2018 1526 0 15 Quotes of Guidance from St. Theophan the Recluse 1. If we compare our nature to copper, then copper in conjunction with silver is still the same nature but one that is…
June 29, 2018 29 0 Post-Christian Culture: The Coherence between Our Creeds and Our Deeds It is time for Orthodox Christians to be realistic and not panic about life in an increasingly post-Christian culture. We are a tiny minority…
May 16, 2018 137 0 Simple Advice from a Simple Monk I like the sayings of the Desert Fathers (and Mothers), sometimes they are complex and sometimes they are simple. The one from today is…