Man and Woman
God did not make man superior and woman inferior. Before God, they are all equal. Equal we are, same we are not. There is diversity. Elder Efraim […]
Author: Helen Kotsaridou
Posts by Helen Kotsaridou
Love for Christ
When our heart does not have love for Christ, we cannot do anything. We are like ships that have no fire, no gasoline in their engines. Saint Amphilochios Makris of the Holy Island of Patmos Translated by Dr. Nick Stergiou […]
Live honestly and humbly
The Saint said. Neither wealth should impress you, nor glory, but always walk justly. Eat your bread with your honest sweat and not thru injustices. What you earn […]
The spiritual power of the Church
Living within the Church, the believer feels the grace of the Holy Spirit of God overshadowing him and protecting him from the wickedness of demons. With holy Baptism, he is clothed with Christ as light and grace; with Holy Communion, he becomes God-bearer and Christ-bearer; with repentance and holy Confession, he entrusts to God his weaknesses and falls. With prayer, humility, love, and, in general, the cultivation of the evangelical commandments, […]
Praying for the deceased
God wants to help the deceased because He cares for their salvation, but He does not do so because He has nobility. He does not want to give […]
How is Divine Grece?
Divine Grace is sweet, peaceful, humble, quiet, purifying, enlightening, joyful, and there is no doubt that it is Divine Grace. Saint Joseph the Hesychast and Cave-dweller Translated […]
What is sin?
Sin should not be understood merely as a violation of some moral or legal regulations. Sin, primarily, means to turn away from God, to banish Him from one’s […]
Spiritual forcefulness
Constant forcefulness is necessary for us not to remain outside the bridal chamber of Christ, as did the foolish virgins. Rather, our spiritual forcefulness should continuously light our lamps, […]
DO YOU KNOW?
6. Do you know that on the head bone of the fish ‘Gulianos’; which lives in the Sea of Galilee, the baptism of Christ in the Jordan River […]
Fasting without Forgiveness
Epiphanius, the bishop of Cyprus, once sent a message to Elder Hilarion and begged him: “Come, let us see each other before we depart this world.” Indeed, the […]