September 9, 2019 The Deadly Sins: Bodily Sloth, Intellectual Sloth, Moral Sloth “I went by the field of the lazy man, and by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding; and there it was, all…
September 5, 2019 St. Paisios’s Rockets A talk with the Finnish Doctor of Theology Hannu Pöyhönen Hannu Pöyhönen, Ph.D in Theology, who spoke with St. Paisios the Hagiorite and has been organizing an…
September 1, 2019 Three Questions for the Spiritual Father What Is the Point in Confessing the Same Sins? Q: Father Andrew, your blessing. My problem is that I am ashamed to go to…
August 29, 2019 Does an Orthodox Christian Need to Be Afraid of the Evil Eye? Question: Father, I’ve been hexed, what should I do? Answer: Unfortunately, Orthodox people often turn to a priest with terror in their eyes and…
August 29, 2019 You Are the Light of the World “Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are…
August 26, 2019 St. Paisius the Athonite: Power of the Cross Let me give you one example so you can appreciate the power of the cross. Once upon a time there lived a wicked king…
August 24, 2019 Saint John Climacus on Prayer ‘On Prayer’ is the 28th chapter of St John Climacus’ ‘Ladder of Divine Ascent’, a treatise comprised of 30 chapters (steps) concerning the spiritual…
August 23, 2019 The First Sermon of Christ Any classical public speaking training would tell the aspirant lecturer to always start with a little warm up for the audience‚ in order to get…
August 22, 2019 Practical Tips: the Most Powerful Prayer and Fast for Travelers Our body lives by eating food. Similarly, our souls consume information coming from the senses. There can be not only physical but also informational…
August 17, 2019 Elder Joseph the Hesychast: Spiritual Journey Our natural state is darkness in comparison to divine grace. How much more so when the gloomy demons approach us, which are dark by…
August 16, 2019 The Way of Love is the Way of Co-suffering Nicholas Kotar in his book, The Song of the Sirin (Raven Son Book 1), has one of his characters ask a thought provoking question –…
August 14, 2019 About the Most Serious Damage of a Person Why do believers have different levels of trust in God? The reasons lie in our thoughts. There are good and damaged thoughts. They are…
