This image is the one to which Saint John of Damascus (celebrated December 4) resorted with justifiable complaint and prostrated himself, holding his severed right hand, with which […]
Chapter 1: Now in the springtime, when nature is wearing its most beautiful apparel, one feels inexpressible joy when this natural beauty is accompanied by a sublime spiritual […]
The crucial point for all of us here is faith The pained father says to Christ that he brought his child to his disciples, but that […]
Since Christ is the light of the world, those who do not see Him, who do not believe in Him, are all most certainly blind. Conversely, all who strive […]
My child, always justify your brother and reproach yourself. Never justify your deeds. Learn to say, “Bless”—in other words, “Forgive me”—and humility will dwell within you. Have patience […]
Raise your mind to the dread judgment seat of Christ —what defense shall we give on the day of judgment when our deeds are judged? How frightening is the hour […]
Antigonus and his wife Eupraxia were pious and bestowed generous alms on the destitute. A daughter was born to them, whom they also named Eupraxia. Antigonos soon died, and […]
Many times, in our lives, as conscious Christians, we invoke God and His Saints. This is exactly what a family from Cyprus did, known from their television appeals two years […]
Struggle, my child, so that your soul may bear fruit, for the position that each person will receive beside the Lord Jesus corresponds to how much he has labored. […]
“On one of my many visits to the elder,” relates a pilgrim,[1] “I had my son, Constantine, with me. I said to the elder, ‘Constantine mountain-climber, and he […]