March 2, 2021 277 0 A Saint at the Beer Joint Memories of a New Christian Revaz says: In the late 1980s, my hectic life led my family to the verge of a complete breakdown….
February 25, 2021 196 0 The Heart of a Harlot “Verka the whore” — a frightened whisper spread through the church among the elderly. Someone ran after the watchman, to get the girl out as quickly as…
February 20, 2021 510 0 A Story Told by Elder Paisios about a Young Monk Setting His Cell on Fire to “Disinfect” It after It Was “Defiled” by a Woman Reflecting on how a person’s thoughts are indicative of his spiritual state, Venerable Elder Paisios once said, “People interpret the reality in accordance with…
February 19, 2021 172 0 A Story about Martyrius, a Monk who Carried Christ You all know, brethren, the immutable truth that the Lord Himself has always been, is now and always will be merciful to those who…
February 11, 2021 125 0 The Lost Cross. A “Rare Find” Story from the Diveyevo Monastery Some people call Diveyevo the spiritual center of the world, making Paris look merely like a big village. Without doubt, such an exceptional significance…
February 8, 2021 116 0 Thrice Overthrown. A Story of the Devil’s Powerlessness Ordinary life situations remind us of wonderful things. The following story recently took place on the Spas TV channel. I was invited to take…
February 1, 2021 314 0 Prayer for the Lonely Archimandrite Pavel (Gruzdev) always prayed for those who had no one to pray for them. In his prayers, he remembered the unfortunate and the…
January 29, 2021 556 0 Elder Theodosius the Athonite: “99% of What Mediums and Spiritualists Say Is the Truth…” True or False? Father Theodosius (worldly name Theodore Antonátos) was born on March 1, 1901 in the village of Atalandi in Lokris. After graduating from the Higher…
January 27, 2021 69 0 The Rescued Candlestick Attending services and taking children to Sunday school gives most church-goers the feeling of quite pulling their weight of shared responsibility. There must be…
January 26, 2021 475 0 About a Certain Monk, who Desired a Pagan Priest’s Daughter, Deserted Christ, Rejected His holy Baptism and Was Still Saved by God The Word of God says that “the intention of man’s heart is evil from his youth” (Gen. 8, 21), which means that we are…