March 16, 2020 The Holy Fathers on Abstinence Let’s not try to outdo each other’s imprudence (and all that is superfluous and unnecessary… is imprudence), especially when others created from the same…
March 16, 2020 The Icon – Iconoclasm, the Seventh Council, and after that In the year 767 Stephen of Constantinople saw soldiers trampling an icon. He objected and was told it was ok – it was only a…
March 15, 2020 Divinely Inspired Thoughts of St Gregory Palamas In the Name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Why do we fast? Why do we make sacrifices?…
March 15, 2020 The Story of St. Ephrem the Syrian and Basil the Great Our Misconceptions about High-Ranking People We often have completely false ideas about people of high rank who are crowned with glory and honor. We…
March 14, 2020 The Icon History: Was Iconography contrary to the Second Commandment? Did you ever watch a classic iconographer paint (“write”} an icon? This requires many layers of egg tempura paint, each properly prayed over. The iconographer…
March 13, 2020 Something Your Eyes Do Not See and Your Ears Do Not Hear Cannot Reach Your Heart A young man came up to a priest and said: -I will not go to church anymore! The priest asked: – Why? The young…
March 12, 2020 Saint Paisios of Mount Athos: The Example Speaks for Itself – Geronda, should people living a spiritual life in the world show to unbelievers that they are fasting? – If we are talking about…
March 12, 2020 A Special Feat of Wearing Verigi Christian ascetics and fools-for-Christ have been wearing shackles under their clothes on their naked bodies since ancient times in order to subdue their flesh…
March 11, 2020 Why We Will Never Have a Face to Face Encounter with the Devil? I sat in my New Testament class wondering about this professor. He was talking about how Jesus had committed an ethical flaw. He cast…
March 10, 2020 Did Pushkin Change the Original of Saint Ephrem the Syrian’s Prayer? O Lord and Master of my life, grant me not a spirit of sloth, restlessness (despondency), love of power, and idle talk. But give…
March 10, 2020 The Secret of Happiness I’ve known these guys for at least 15 years. When they told me about the boarding home for children with special needs and I…
March 9, 2020 The Truth About the Lent. How to Fast Without Fooling Yourself? No matter how many exalted words we say about fasting in general and the Great Lent in particular, the truth remains closed to many….
