May 15, 2019 The Way to Be an Ascetic in Your Everyday Life There is a widely-accepted misconception among us that when one becomes involved in work at home or in business, immediately one steps out of…
May 14, 2019 Concern Over God’s Judgement In homily 51, St. Isaac begins a paragraph by quoting St. Gregory (I don’t know which one): “He is a temple of grace who…
May 13, 2019 St. Theophan the Recluse on the Feast of the Myrrhbearing Women (Acts 6:1-7; Mark 15:43–16:8) O tireless women! They didn’t let their eyes sleep and their eyelids close until they found the Beloved One! It…
May 13, 2019 Elder Paisios on Loving the World around Us A few days after Pascha I decided to take an afternoon walk in the forest outside of Florina… It was a joy to…
May 10, 2019 Spiritual Guidance against Laziness The lazy people are the first to show off their imaginary efforts. “Don’t I work extremely hard?” they say. “No one pays attention to…
May 8, 2019 Tithes and Firstfruits “Honor the Lord with your substance, and with the firstfruits of all your produce.” (Proverbs 3:9) In ancient Israel, the Church of the Old…
May 6, 2019 The Lessons of Righteous Prophet Job from the Holy Scripture (Job; James 5:11; Ezekiel 14:14-20) Tell me, brother, what you are able to endure, And how much of a man you are, I will tell you. Job the…
May 3, 2019 Spiritual Advice on Fighting against Your Anger How to root out Anger? 1. Pull back and think about it. The fathers speak of anger as a failure of rationality. Recall the causes of anger…
May 2, 2019 Doubt: How It Becomes the Driving Force in Our Spiritual Life Sergey Averintsev wrote a wonderful poem about Apostle Thomas. He addresses Christ on behalf of the Apostle, asking him to show his wounds. The Apostle…
May 1, 2019 The Best Way to Preserve Your Paschal Joy This day has come! The solemn exclamation Christ is risen! has broken the silence of the spring night and filled our hearts with joy….
April 29, 2019 Christ and Resurrection: Some Controversial Thoughts The Reading from the First Epistle of St. John 1:1-7 We speak of Jesus of Nazareth, of His life and miracles and…
April 26, 2019 “We Worship Thy Passion, O Christ”: the Great Friday as the Most Dreadful Day in Church Calendar The thief opened the locked Eden’s gate. He used a key – a prayer – Remember me! – The Synaxarion of Holy Friday Holy…
