A Christmas Wish
-Elder, give me a wish for Christmas. – I wish that Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary will keep you close to them like the little lamb by the […]
-Elder, give me a wish for Christmas. – I wish that Christ and the Blessed Virgin Mary will keep you close to them like the little lamb by the […]
Speech of the blessed Confessor Theologian Nikolaos Sotiropoulos, on the subject of “Saint John the Russian”, a wonderful incident that happened to the Prophets Habakkuk and Daniel and […]
May an angel of God, my child, follow you and show you the path of God and of your salvation. Amen; so be it. I pray that God gives you […]
The unforgivable sin There is no unforgivable sin but the unrepentant sin. Nor does any gift of God remain without addition, except when we do not thank […]
The ancient Greek saying, “know thyself,” has been attributed to at least twelve ancient authors. In its original sense, learning to know oneself was a spiritual odyssey leading to […]
A novice monk consulted a discreet elder: What if my brother’s behavior scandalizes me? Should I apologize to him? Apologize to him, the Elder replied, but stop associating with […]
My child, although much of your illness is due to disobedience, the love of God is evident in you. God loves you very much, which is why He chastens […]
Monasticism played a decisive part in the religious life of Byzantium, as it has done in that of all Orthodox countries. It has been rightly said that ‘the best […]
Every man on the Day of Judgment will take on a “characteristic form”, a particular form with specific characteristics, which will be proportional to “the qualities of evil or […]
May your prayers support the crumbling house of my wretched soul. There is nothing good in me. That is why I weep, calling to mind the things that will […]