VIDEO – Elder Paisios the Athonite
He was deemed worthy of goodly gifts and healing powers to such a degree that dispite wishing to remain an unknown follower of Christ he became a renowned refuge for […]
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Why does God allow sickness?
One of the reasons our God may not make a sick person well is so the person does not lose his reward in the afterlife. This is similar to […]
The Jesus prayer heals from the passion of dringing
At a factory in my village, there was a very good craftsman. He was also a kind and gentle human being. Unfortunately, he also drank and actually quite […]
St. Paisios. Holy sayings
Warring against our flesh Self-control over desires of the flesh makes a person physically strong, and if this person also lives a spiritual life the person becomes spiritually strong […]
The fragrance of Paradise
Some time ago, when I was visiting Mount Athos, I found myself, a younger priest at the time, in the steep cliffs of the remote site of Katounakia. There […]
The Jesus prayer heals from anxiety and fear
I wandered for a long time and I walked for three days, without seeing a single village. In the meantime, my dried bread was almost gone and I began […]
The purpose of human beings is to reach Sainthood
We were born and came to the world with a destination and a purpose: To become Saints. Therefore, wherever we are, whatever we are doing, we must exercise and work […]
A short prayer
I kiss you, Father and Creator! I am caressed by Your love. In every fruit of the earth, in every grain of wheat, in every crumb of bread, I […]
The Ladder of the Divine Ascent
A man called his Spiritual Father with all kind of questions regarding his job. The man had a big research center that he was running and […]
The Jesus prayer is the way to unit us with God
I told him that the soul could be freed from sinful thoughts only by our willingness to guard the mind and clean the heart, and this could be […]