August 24, 2019 362 0 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 117 0 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 149 0 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 195 0 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 323 0 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 251 0 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…
August 14, 2019 124 0 Spending Buried Treasure The Christian walk can be tough. You try to do the right thing, live the right way, follow the fasts, say your prayers, but then…
August 10, 2019 3037 6 Demons and How They Attack Humans We may have heard the opinion that the dark powers influence people only in relation to the evil eye or maleficium. Hardly anyone pays…
August 10, 2019 660 2 Why You Can’t Do Orthodoxy By the Book (or the Blog) There is a grave problem with Orthodoxy – you can’t do it by the book. Even less so, can you do it by the…
August 6, 2019 141 0 On Intellect and Heart I am sure, for most of you, in your discussions and reading about Orthodox theology all of you have at one point or another…