What does it mean to pray?
A man asked Saint Paisios the Hagiorite: “Elder, what does it mean for you to pray?’ He responded: “It means that I am sending a message, I ask for […]
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Elder Epiphanios Theodoropoylos
One of [Elder Epiphanios’] spiritual children held a high-ranking administrative position, and when he confessed he would often confess the same sin involving his subordinates over and again. One […]
Elder Iakovos Tsalikis – A Glimpse of His Holy Life
From a young age little Iakovos (which was his name even at baptism) loved the Lord and His Bride, the Church. Born in Livisi, in Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey), he […]
The secret to obtaining the grace of God
In the struggle for Christian virtue it is easy to lose hope and to stop struggling. Many a times do we say, ‘It’s just too hard!’ In today’s spiritual […]
5th Sunday of the Fast
(Mark 10, 32-45) “…behold, we are going up to Jerusalem…” The Lord is going up to Jerusalem to be crucified, to die. His only concern is that he remains […]
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 he wanted help […]
The ones who follow Christ…
The ones who follow Christ The ones who follow Christ, with an unstated manner are becoming one with Him, carrying the burdens and the weaknesses of others. St. Sofronios […]
4th Sunday of the Fast. Good repentance
(Mark 9, 17-31) There are still three weeks remaining before the Resurrection of the Lord. Let us plead deeply for God to help us to accomplish that which we […]
Sin-despair-repentance
The period of Great Lent is a time of repentance, a time of confession. Our Lord, God and Father seeks for nothing more than our repentance. He wants our […]
Advices on the Refugees
“Elder, what should we do with the refugees that come to our country? Should we help them? They are muslims, they are not like us.” “My child, you know the […]