November 29, 2019 369 0 The Point of the Fast: To Win Back the Occupied Territory Each fast is a military campaign. We oppose the enemy in order to win our territory back, if not all of it, then at…
November 29, 2019 218 0 Cure for Mistakes We all make many mistakes. Mistakes for which after (or immediately) we have to pay dearly. Which we have to correct painfully for a…
November 28, 2019 284 0 St. Paisius (Velichkovsky) on Fasting St. Paisius (1722-1794) was born Peter Velichkovsky in Poltava, Ukraine, to a priestly family. At age thirteen he entered the Kiev Theological School with…
November 20, 2019 150 1 From Hearsay to Social Media – a Tale of Rumor Spreading “Strong minds discuss ideas‚ average minds discuss events‚ weak minds discuss people.” – Socrates There is a story that circulates in Christian and Jewish circles about…
November 19, 2019 518 0 How to Be Rescued from Envy “What a gnawing worm of the soul it is – to envy someone for his virtue or for his happiness; to make others’ good…
November 17, 2019 163 0 Holy Fathers on Virtue Good disposition is the affection or love for a certain kind of good deeds which lies at the core of doing them. Humility, for…
November 14, 2019 132 0 Obedience and Disobedience Matthew 21:28-32 1 Corinthians 16:4-12 Today we have heard a short parable about a man who had two sons; and he came to the…
November 12, 2019 802 0 St. Paisios of Mount Athos: Injustice Gets God’s Wrath Injustice is a great sin. All sins have extenuating circumstances, but not injustice — it gets God’s wrath. How terrifying it is! Those who…
November 12, 2019 558 1 The Seven Deadly Sins: Envy Saint Basil the Great said it well: “There is no other passion engendered in human souls more pernicious than envy. It does less harm…
November 11, 2019 847 1 Top 20 Spiritual Tips by His Beatitude Metropolitan Onuphrius The Primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Onuphrius of Kiev and All Ukraine, has turned 75 lately. Our Guardian Angel rejoices over our…