October 1, 2019 Carrying Your Cross: How Do You Know If You Carry It or Not It is believed that the bearing of one’s cross implies something extraordinary that goes beyond the usual devotion. That is a misconception. Carrying your…
September 28, 2019 The Unavoidable Law of Life (though this is written for the Church, the law of life applies to all, believers and non-believers) Here is an easy rule to understand:…
September 26, 2019 Wise Peacemaker: A Monk Who Humbled His Brother for the Sake of the Cell The seventh Beatitude is: Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God (Matthew 5:9). What does it mean? “Those who…
September 24, 2019 Be Here Now: Stability as Virtue “A tree which is often transplanted does not bear fruit.” St. Euthymius the Great Let us take some time to contemplate the importance of…
September 24, 2019 St. Silouan of Mt. Athos: “The Lord Loves Us Sinners and Calls Us to Himself” Everyone in life has his own battle of Stalingrad, his own cross, his own Golgotha. There are moments when it seems that circumstances are…
September 23, 2019 Defining Love These past few weeks, we have been enriched by so many parables in the Gospels, speaking to us about the importance of bearing fruit in…
September 20, 2019 Turn the Other Cheek – From the Desert Fathers The daughter of a certain rich man in Alexandria was suddenly seized by a wicked spirit and was tormented severely. Her father spent much…
September 18, 2019 Sloth – Slothfulness about Leisure, Spiritual Sloth, How to Overcome Sloth Last week we looked at Bodily, Intellectual and Moral Sloth. Now, moving ahead… Slothfulness regarding Leisure. This sounds like a contradiction. It is not….
September 17, 2019 A Cup of Cold Water Can Lead You to Heaven Many people think that it is very difficult to live by faith and do God’s will. In fact, it is very easy. You just…
September 11, 2019 The Desert Fathers: Praying without Ceasing Once certain monks of the kind called Euchitae‚ that is‚ the Men of Prayer, came to the abbot Lucius in Enna: and the old…
September 10, 2019 Elder Joseph the Hesychast: The Fragrance of Prayer Once when Geronda and I were outside with our prayer-ropes and he was telling me about prayer and his experiences of looking after monks…
September 10, 2019 Grumbling Is Very Dangerous for Our Well Being Have you noticed how some people are always grumbling? I have a good friend who always begins his story about his latest trip by…
