“It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me”
Christian is the person who lives in Christ so much, in whom Christ lives so much, that he no longer lives, but Christ lives in him. And he can say, […]
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Pain cures the illness of being far from God
From the unshakeable truths derived from experience, it follows that pain and affliction are the most essential medicine for the soul which is ill with sin. At the same time, […]
Saint Ignatius: “…only to enjoy my Christ.”
Saint Ignatius confesses: “Of all things visible and invisible I envy nothing. The only thing I want to gain is Jesus Christ. Fire and crucifixion, assaults of beasts, scattering of […]
Saint Paisios on Icons
Saint Paisios of Mount Athos Answers the Questions of his Young Visitor The Orthodox Church uses the icons in prayer. Is this the right thing to do? The Lord […]
This is the way to prepare for Christmas
God the Father gives us His Son for a gift. What shall we offer to God? We think we do something important. We do nothing important. Everything is of God. […]
A simple prayer guidance from Elder Efraim of Arizona
Prayer is one of the foremost and strongest powers that causes him who prays to be born again, and it grants him bodily and spiritual well-being. Prayer is the eyes […]
Never stop starting over
The grace of God will give us true humility and true repentance. It’ll grant us every possible virtue. But, on our behalf, we need to become humble, we need to […]
This way we pay back for our sins
It is not necessary for us to give excuses. Whether we are wrong or not, we should ask for forgiveness. That way, we are humbled and we receive our Lord’s […]
The mercy of God is all we’re left with
The man whose hopes lie with the present world can’t truly repent or become humble. You can truly repent and become humble only if you feel totally lost, only if […]
“..this is an occasion for crowns.”
Be attentive, my child, that you not judge any soul. For God permits the one who judges his neighbor to fall, so that he learns to have sympathy for his […]