It lifts us up
The voluntary acceptance of suffering as the Cross, as a gift of God's love for our spiritual perfection, raises us to the height of the holy martyrs. The […]
Author: Helen Kotsaridou
Posts by Helen Kotsaridou
Great is the purpose
The purpose of our life, as we know, is our union with God. As the Bible says, man was created in the image and likeness of God, to be […]
It is an obstacle
When sorrow takes hold of a man ‘s soul, it does not allow him to pray with the same joy, nor to resort to the study of the Bible […]
What does mean spiritual struggle
Spiritual struggle doesn’t mean striving to be somebody. Spiritual struggle is to take for granted that you’re a sinner, to renounce yourself, lift your cross and run after […]
The flag of Christ
Hold high the flag of Christ so that you will always have your Elder ‘;s phone number wherever you are. Saint Amphilochios Makris of the […]
Let us seek God and choose His love
Do we expect the others to tolerate us, to forgive us, to be condescending, to show us understanding and love us? Let us also do the same. You […]
See how big it is?
Man was created in the image and likeness of God, to be like God, that is, to be united with Him. Man likeness to God is what […]
The idol inside us
When we shore up our very own idol inside us, which we have put on a pedestal and revere it, not even God Himself can destroy it. […]
It is different
Today other forms of ascetic practice, non-Orthodox and Christian, are also advertised and promoted. Evangelical and orthodox ascetic practice has nothing to do with the ascetic methods of the […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona. Reproach yourself continually
Reproach yourself continually, for self-reproach is an offspring and fruit of a humble heart, and in a humble heart the Divine manifests itself, as it knows best. “Blessed […]