Overcoming temptation
In time of temptation do not leave your position; do not desert it; you should not show another’s fault; do not seek justice; but by keeping […]
Author: Helen Kotsaridou
Posts by Helen Kotsaridou
Let us say it to our Lord
A woman cries out for her husband that she does not go to church, one cries out, the other. Slow down my brother. Don’t make the other person […]
How a passion fades
Just as wood is the cause of the flame of the fire and if you don’t feed it enough, the fire goes out, so are some of the […]
About Saint Catherine
Saint Catherine is considered the protector of the Engineers as she was a model of wisdom and education for her time and because she was martyred on a […]
From the life of St. Catherine
According to her biographers and the Church tradition, the body of Saint Catherine was transferred on “wings of angels” to Mount Sina in Egypt, where it […]
Appearance of Our Lady, the Theotokos, to St. Joseph
The Elder (Saint) Joseph the Hesychast, experienced a great temptation, which resulted in his patience being exhausted. Specifically, in the chapel of St. John the Baptist in […]
Don’t stop
Say the prayer “Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me” without ceasing with your mouth and with your mind. When the mouth grows tired, let […]
An armed guard
Just as, when there is an armed guard in the house, no criminal dares to approach it, so in the soul where there is the fear of […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona- Illness- † Ascesis
I pray that you will get fully well. What can we do? The Lord chastens us so that we may have an eternal reward. […]
What you do not like, do not do to another
One of the Elders used to say: “What you do not like, do not do to another. Are you averse to someone saying words against you? Don't speak […]