Christ has all things, and He gives all things
If He doesn’t give on one occasion, He knows why. Not however that He is not able to give. When He sends out the apostles to preach, He tells […]
Author: Helen Kotsaridou
Posts by Helen Kotsaridou
St. Joseph the Hesychast :It harms everyone
Negligence is like a drought that leaves nothing to grow. Vanity harms those who have fruit, those who have advanced, while negligence harms everyone. It hinders those who want […]
How you’re ‘forced’ to enter the house of God
Man looks at his works, his family, and doesn’t take into consideration what God says. All those who refuse to respond to the call of God as today’s Gospel […]
St. John the Chrysostom about the Holy Martyrs in front of Christ
Knowing the greatness of the position of the Holy Martyrs in front of Christ, let us always run to them in our prayers to ask for their help. For […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona about Humility
Didn’t Lucifer and Adam fall away from God through pride and rebellion? Wasn’t Adam saved by the humility of the Theotokos—“Behold the handmaid of the Lord; let it be […]
St. John the Chrysostom about the holy martyrs
For his sake Because the Holy Martyrs endured everything for the sake of our Lord and for their faithfulness to Him, the Lord provides rich gifts to those […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona about Judgment and Condemnation of Others
Slander is a great evil. Just as the little rudder steers the whole ship wherever it wants, likewise the tongue leads a person either to good or to evil. […]
Ιnto the commandments of God
If you love God, you will enter immediately into the will, onto the road of God, you will go into the commandments of God. For you, God will be […]
St. Nilos the Ascetic about the clear prayer and the true prayer
Anyone who loves true prayer, but gets angry and is resentful, is not blameless. For he is like one who wants to see well and clearly but shakes his […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona about Illness
Gold has to pass through the furnace to become purified, and the soul of a Christian has to pass through the furnace of temptations to receive the seal of […]