Elder Efraim of Arizona- How you will find a spiritual treasure
If something pushes you to criticism in any matter regarding a brother or the monastery, try to pray about the matter instead, without passing it under the judgment of […]
Author: Helen Kotsaridou
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We can not do anything-Even the beasts-The unrepentant sin
When in our hearts we do not have the love for Christ, we cannot do anything. We are like ships that do not have fire, gasoline in their engine. […]
What God expects from you
At the time of persecutions Christians cared for one thing only. Not to betray Christ, not to deny Him, not to do anything against their faith. They paid attention to […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona- Humility
There is no greater evil than egotism. It gives birth to all temptations and troubles, and woe to whomever it entangles—it will deform him! Only the good disciple will […]
Saint Michael The Mavroudis
Saint Michael the Mavroudis, came from the village of Granitsa in Agrafa. His parents were the pious Demetrios and the virtuous Stateria, who brought up Michael “in the education and […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona-Pray with the Jesus prayer constantly
We live in this vain world, but it must not attract and engross our heart so as to deaden its spiritual stamina and separate it from its Maker and […]
When Christ comes
Many times, Christ comes, and He knocks on your door. You have Him sit in the living room of your soul, but you are absorbed with your tasks and […]
On Carnal Warfare
Do not lose heart, my child. It is a battle and it will pass. All the saints were fought against. They had such great warfare that they took poisonous […]
How to read the Psalms
When you read the verses of your psalms, do not think that they are someone else’s words, which you repeat, and so you think that the psalms you have before […]
Patience with afflictions
Ι had a cousin, her mind was affected by an illness and suffered. About twenty years later she died. Believe me, I saw her in a vision within the ranks […]