January 14, 2020 Saint Paisios of Mount Athos: What Is Predisposition to Spiritual Delusion? – Father, I’m afraid of spiritual delusion. You’re doing the right thing. One who is afraid of spiritual delusion does not fall into spiritual…
January 12, 2020 Mad Herod Orthodox Faith hits you in the face with a pie of sadness. Where do we place the terror and madness of the slaughter of…
January 8, 2020 To Women Who Do Not Have Children Wives who have husbands but have no children are the most sorrowful wives. One has everything: a good husband, and health, and wealth, and…
January 7, 2020 The Evidence for Christ and the Christmas Stories Now we come to the big question. Lest you hold your breath in dread anticipation, I’ll not keep you waiting. The conclusion (surprise!) will…
January 5, 2020 Preparing for the Coming of Christ Today is the Sunday of the Holy Fathers of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is also the Sunday before the Nativity of our Lord; so…
January 4, 2020 A Person Cannot Lead Others Unless He Knows What It Means to Be Led As you know, military leaders are not born that way, but become commanders gradually over time. Their maturing is based on obedience. The ability…
December 31, 2019 Blessed New Year Resolutions Why do so many people make New Year’s resolutions? Is it because we see something in our lives we want to improve? We all…
December 30, 2019 Patience: Key to Harmony in Family Life What are we to do when faced by an angry family member? Elder Paisios advises us to keep quiet and say the Jesus prayer….
December 30, 2019 Breakers of Fasts (Holy Prophet Daniel and the three holy youths Ananias, Azariah and Mishael) The current lovers of the world and its delights do not revolt…
December 29, 2019 15 Quotations of St. John of Tobolsk (Maximovich) 1. It is clear that devastating wars and other calamities do not take place without the will of God. However, it does not necessarily…
December 29, 2019 A Dinner Invitation: What’s Your Excuse? Today we celebrate the holy forefathers of our Lord Jesus Christ, the patriarchs and the prophets and the other holy men and women from…
December 28, 2019 Why Is “Servant of God” a Noble Title? “Servant of God” – this word combination, which the Orthodox use a lot, confuses many non-believers and generates a lot of criticism from the…
