March 14, 2019 St. Benedict of Nursia, the Father of Western Monasticism Benedict was born in the Italian province of Nursia in the year 480, of wealthy and distinguished parents. He did not remain long in…
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 13, 2019 Simple Tips on How to Keep Lent in Your Family Let’s be honest: how do we moms feel when we suddenly realize while we are in Liturgy, that the Gospel reading for the Sunday…
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…
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 8 Important Things to Remember in Anticipation of Great Lent The Great Lent is near. It is time for every Christian to pause and think what he or she should give up for the…
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…
