July 24, 2018 Saint Paisios of Mount Athos and a Watermelon: A Wise Advice on Friendship A layman decided to ask Saint Paisios of Mount Athos about his temptation. When he met his friends, who were proud, he felt obliged…
July 23, 2018 Athonite Elder: “My Child, Be Careful with Dreaming!” Avoid sinful thoughts, cut off your dreaming and every image that may be embarrassing, because the “omniscient” satan is trying to take you away…
July 23, 2018 Parable of the Day: Why Shepherds Should not Argue about Politics Two shepherds had a political argument. One of the shepherds was foolishly attacking the king, while the other was no less foolishly defending him….
July 23, 2018 What Is the Meaning of “In the Lord Shall My Soul Be Praised”? Question: “At the beginning of Psalm 33 (in the Septuagint), which we hear often in the liturgical services, is the line “In the Lord…
July 20, 2018 Parable of the Day: What to Do When Your Friend Hurts You There were two friends. They had an argument one day, and one of them slapped the other one in the face. The latter felt…
July 20, 2018 Can a Christian Live and not Be Persecuted? “Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.” (2 Timothy 3: 12) And the Lord Jesus Christ…
July 16, 2018 Parable of the Day: Looking for the Lord A man decided to visit a hermit who lived not far from the monastery of Stseta. He was wandering across the desert for a…
July 16, 2018 “Nurture the Spirit of God within You” Together, we need help. We need strength to overcome all the barriers of sin, ignorance, indifference, despondency. We need strength to fight for the…
July 13, 2018 “Don’t Mix up What Is Most Important with What Is Secondary!” It is very important in our lives not to confuse the most important things with that which is secondary. Human life is very long,…
July 12, 2018 Parable of the Day: The Power of God’s Command There was a poor woman who did not have money to feed her children. She called a radio station and beseeched God’s help. …
July 11, 2018 Parable of the Day: How to Understand You Are Growing Spiritually A novice came to an elder and said: “Abba, I spend six weeks fasting and study the Old and the New Testament daily.”…
July 10, 2018 Parable of the Day: Making up for the Damage We’ve Done There was a man who went around the neighborhood cursing the parish priest and spreading libel about him. Finally, he felt sorry and went…
