A true christian’s heart is only familiar with Christ
As things stand, the Christian will feel like a stranger in this world. If he loves Christ indeed and this love is the driving force behind being obedient to […]
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Father Paisios, how am I supposed to pray?
Father Paisios, I don’t know how to pray. How am I supposed to pray? Imagine that you are a young kid, and that God is your Father. Then, begin […]
Being a martyr without dying as one – Saint Maximus
Saint Maximus wasn’t a common man. Among other things, he was a brilliant mind and a very wise man, and for this reason he served the kings as an […]
Why does God allow temptation
The more God accepts us, watches our desire for salvation, responds to that, recognizes us as His and wants to make us His friends, the more He will let […]
When people tread you badly
The moment people give you trouble and tick you off, inwardly all sorts of passions fire up. If you look at this fact from the right perspective, it will do […]
God, why don’t you make my wish come true?
What is going on with us? We want God to favor us by indulging our whims. In spiritual life, though, the main issue is to suffer loss. Let […]
Why did God become a man?
What does Christmas mean? Saint Athanasius says, “God became man in order for man to become god”. And, indeed, God makes a god out of man. In other […]
“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, […]
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 […]