August 25, 2021 A Loving God Recently I was asked the question, “How can a loving God send anyone to hell?” I appreciated the question because it provided an opportunity…
August 23, 2021 A Lesson on Avarice from the Life of St Niphont People showing greed for money and no mercy for the poor usually try to justify their stinginess and stifle the voice of their conscience,…
August 20, 2021 Spiritual teachings of Saint Anatoly of Optina The Holy Venerable Anatoly (Potapov) of Optina was a cell attendant of Saint Ambrose of Optina. He received from Saint Ambrose the gift of…
August 17, 2021 Suffering from Pain but Healing Others: Saint Manefa’s Story Ask some people about their attitude to God, and they will be evasive. But there is a way of knowing if someone is a…
August 17, 2021 Camping Out I read a study that says that if you have insomnia, the best thing to do is to go camping for a week. The…
August 12, 2021 Conversation about Passions, Thoughts and Spiritual Warfare There is a forest on Mount Athos surrounding the Prodromou Romanian hermitage in the Vigla Desert, not far from the sea. In this place…
August 4, 2021 A Christian who Wants to Become Humble Cannot Be Angry or Impertinent One woman had an abortion and went to confession. But it was not enough in her case. Besides revealing your sin, you need to…
August 3, 2021 Your Soul Is Where Your Thoughts Are: What 20th-century Elders Said about the Last Days Ever since the ascent of Our Lord Jesus Christ to heaven, His faithful have been waiting for His second coming. The Holy Scripture tells…
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…
July 29, 2021 How Do We Recognize the Presence of the Living Christ in Our Hearts? By His Grace — He Never Judges Anyone. An ignorant man with a corrupted mind will seek to clean out the evil from the world outside. A wise mind with the ability…
July 27, 2021 Conversations about the Jesus Prayer. Father Euthymios. Dionysiou Monastery At the end of October 1951 I spent several days at the Greek monastery of Saint Dionysios. There I met a Greek man from…
July 8, 2021 Strangers in a Strange Land Several months ago a landmark Gallup poll found that for the first time in American history, as of 2020 fewer than 50% of Americans belong to…
