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 […]
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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 […]
3rd Sunday of the Fast- Sunday of the Precious Cross
On this day, the Church offers the precious cross for the faithful to venerate, as it is from the cross of Christ that our salvation begins. Sin died there, […]
A discussion between an Elder and a young man
Elder: “Have I ever told you my child about St. Mary of Egypt?’ Young man: “I don’t believe so.” Elder: “St. Mary of Egypt was a prostitute from the age […]
St. Gregory Palamas on Jesus prayer
St. Gregory Palamas said the following: “Let no one think that it is the duty only of clergy and monastics to pray with ceasing and not of laypeople. No, […]
Holy counsels
Take away from me sloth Always prefer to study and being at a state of eagerness making haste, because then the difficult seem easy. Never prefer to be indolent […]
Small sins
St. Nicodemus of the Holy Mountain in his book Spiritual Exercises develops many arguments about how much damage is caused by the so-called light or small sins. Unfortunately many […]
Attachement to earthly things make us foreign to heavenly things
Living in a society which emphasises materials and wealth, we sometimes become so attached to our belongings that we go to great lengths to keep them to ourselves. However, […]