March 11, 2019 Great Lent: the Time to Put Your Life’s Worries aside Just yesterday we Orthodox were called by Christ to forgive one another as part of Forgiveness Sunday and our preparation for entering into Great Lent . Lent is…
March 11, 2019 “The More Spiritual Effort You Make, the More You Get!” I hope that everyone has at least heard that “there is no salvation without humility.” All emotional and bodily pleasures are regrettably opposed to…
March 10, 2019 The Day Before Great Lent The last preparatory week before the Great Lent is over. It has an alternative name — Meatfare Week — due to the fact that…
March 10, 2019 Forgiveness Sunday Tomorrow we enter the holy days of Great Lent, and the Church calls us to ask forgiveness of one another with repentance and humility…
March 5, 2019 Storms of Life or Why You Need to Be Always Prepared Spiritually Many years ago, a farmer owned land along the Atlantic seacoast. He constantly advertised for hired hands. Most people were reluctant to work on…
March 4, 2019 Against Those Who Deny Demons’ Snares The Spiritual Meadow on the Devil’s War Against Monks People of our times often deny the existence of temptations sent by the devil. They…
March 3, 2019 7 Reasons for Pride and 7 Pieces of Advice on How to Cope with This Passion Pride is the most terrible passion in a human soul. It was because of pride that Lucifer fell. It was because of pride that…
February 26, 2019 Elder Paisios: Patience as the Key to Harmony in Your 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….
February 26, 2019 What Does It Mean to Crucify One’s Flesh with Affections and Lusts? Apostle Paul says, And they that are Christ’s have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts (Gal. 5:24). What does it mean? Saint Martinian…
February 24, 2019 Commentary on the Epistle Reading on the Sunday of the Prodigal Son The text of this Epistle (1 Cor. 6:12–20) has always caused confusion among the exegetes of the past who regarded all words as though they…
February 24, 2019 Embracing the Prodigal Son Some people abandon themselves to sin in order to cover up their lack of self esteem. In their need for intimacy and acceptance, they…
February 20, 2019 Some Thoughts on Our Cold and Poor Prayer Many will blame the prayer or their prayer rule when they experience coldness in prayer. Saint Theophan says, “If prayer is going poorly is…
