May 20, 2021 11 Quotes on Love by St Ignatius (Brianchaninov) Do not seek or expect love from anyone. With all your might, seek and demand from yourself love and compassion for people. Love…
February 8, 2021 Saint Ignatius Brianchaninov on Reading the Gospel When reading the Gospel, do not seek pleasure, exaltation or brilliant thoughts. Seek to see the infallibly holy Truth. When reading the Gospel, try…
September 7, 2022 Dealing with Pride Correctly Let us talk about pride, the most basic of human sins. The Venerable John Climacus in his book The Ladder of Divine Ascent wrote:…
May 12, 2022 Can a Monastic Person Turn Down His Obedience? The word “obedience” has a number of meanings. One of them refers to a way of living in ancient monasteries, where novices voluntarily renounced…
November 14, 2021 How Individuals and Nations Become Demonically Possessed In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit The event we remember today is shocking—the casting out of demons from…
October 5, 2021 Come with Me to Mount Athos. Part 23 Part 22 Holy Relics Everyone lined up in a certain order and followed Archimandrite Ephraim out of the refectory. At the exit the abbot…
August 30, 2021 5 Quotes from Saints about the Dormition of the Most Holy Theotokos O what a blessed departure this going to God of thine. If God vouchsafes it to all His servants–and we know that He does…
July 31, 2021 Holy Fathers about Repentance Venerable Isaac the Syrian What is repentance? It is leaving one’s past and regretting it. Repentance is the door of mercy opening to those…
June 27, 2021 When Is Pity Not a Good Thing? We need to show mercy to other people, and yet we must be strict to ourselves. Self-pity can easily become an obstacle in our…
June 13, 2021 Why Do People Look Sad in Church? “When you endlessly rebuke someone for his imperfections and keep the focus entirely on his sins, a man quits growing as a Christian.” From…