The difference between rependance and contrition
The difference between rependance and contrition “Thinking of my own sinfulness brings the need for contrition. We are not speaking yet about repentance, but about contrition. Repentance is a […]
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Everything is taken care of by God
Everything is taken care of by God It’s not owing to his own abilities that man can be cured. It is God who heals. You should feel that your […]
Endure Patiently
Endure Patiently To be humble, it means that you believe, because of your sins, that you are worthy of being treated unfairly, to be humiliated, and to be falsely […]
Should or shouldn’t reveal my thoughts to another?
Should or shouldn’t reveal my thoughts to another? Some of us, today, often neglect the significance of the sacrament; Repentance and Confession. Often we feel that we can repent, […]
Prayer from someone who falls all the time in the same sin
Prayer from someone who falls all the time in the same sin Our Lord Jesus Christ, regardless if I want it or if I don’t want it, please […]
The Sense that God is Present at Every Moment of Your Life
The Sense that God is Present at Every Moment of Your Life When you feel that God loves you and then you love God and everybody, there is […]
Advice for parents from elder Porfyrios
Advice for parents from elder Porfyrios Today we put before you the words of one of the most inspiring elders of our times. The late Elder Porphyrios was a […]
What speaks to the heart that fights with God?
What speaks to the heart that fights with God? When I was at Mount Athos in Nea Skiti, one night we heard a knock on the door of our […]
God should have been the master of ourselves
God should have been the master of ourselves When man is redeemed from his self-love, from his turn towards himself, this is salvation. Related though I may be […]
Filokalia
Filokalia Reading the Filokalia No. 1 Elder, if we read books like Filokalia* that refer to the Jesus Prayer (Lord have Mercy on me a sinner), the so called prayer of the […]