March 21, 2019 “At Confession, All of Your Sins Are Either Forgiven or not Forgiven” When people come to a confession, they sometimes try to list all their possible sins, including the most insignificant ones (e.g., I ate a…
March 19, 2019 Special Power of the Prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian Metropolitan Anthony (Pakanich) on the penitential prayer of St. Ephraim the Syrian. Unjust Justice The Lord allows apparent injustices sometimes in order to lead us…
March 18, 2019 Church Marriage with an Evangelical and Some Other Questions for a Spiritual Father Church Marriage with an Evangelical: Is It Possible? Q: Father Andrew, your blessing. Please tell me if it’s possible for us to get married…
March 18, 2019 The Basic Rule of Living a Spiritual Life A certain brother asked Abba Sisoes: “Counsel me, Father, for I have fallen to sin. What am I to do?” The Elder said to…
March 17, 2019 Why Are Psalms 27, 51, and 91 Read When in Danger? The fact that believers read these Psalms when attacked by enemies, visible or not, can be explained by the contents of those Psalms. Thus,…
March 15, 2019 The Summit of Great Lent: What Should We Strive For? Spiritual Advice of Metropolitan Anthony (Pakanich) for the Great Lent: The Great Lent is the time when our wishes come true. Did you know…
March 14, 2019 Pride: Why It Is the #1 among the Deadly Sins “There is one vice of which no man in the world is free; which every one in the world loathes when he sees it…
March 14, 2019 “Do Good to Them That Hate You!” The commandments of Christ seem impossible to follow to those people who never tried to follow them. For instance the Lord said, “Do good…
March 13, 2019 “This Is a Very Special Season for Your Soul!” The Great Lent is near. One always feels anxious approaching this point because it isn’t easy. It isn’t easy not just because you have…
March 13, 2019 What Do We Mean When We Say “Prayer?” As Great Lent is approaching let us take some time to dwell on prayer. Lent is usually a time of greater concentration on our…
March 12, 2019 Some Key Points of the Orthodox Christian Way of Fasting The sacred and venerable discipline of fasting in the Orthodox Church, linked to both the Old and New Testaments, is a tradition which continues…
March 12, 2019 “To Avoid Sins, You Should Think About Their Consequences!” Brothers, why are we so susceptible to sin? That is because we don’t consider its consequences. We want to taste the sordid sweetness of…
