March 18, 2019 264 0 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 508 8 5 Greatest Heresies and How the Church Overcame Them There is an unusual and rare service called The Triumph of Orthodoxy held only once a year, on the first Sunday of the Great…
March 17, 2019 359 0 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 27 0 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 128 0 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 163 0 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 106 0 “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 41 0 “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 97 0 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 260 0 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…