Sayings of St. Antony the Great
About love True love does not mean only to give, but also to be deprived and to feel sorry, when such deprivation and sorrow restrain another from going astray […]
Author: Ελευθερία Ντάνη
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How to confront grief?
Grief is coming (Extract from a morning sermon) There are people, who, when they are healthy and their wallets are full, their children are progressing and everything is pleasant, they […]
Before the new testament was the Divine liturgy.
We Orthodox live Christ within the Divine Liturgy, or rather Christ lives within us during the Divine Liturgy. The Divine Liturgy is a work of God. We say: […]
“Good” parents with … “bad” children
Parents, good parents, who are spiritual people, come to me to complain about their child, who has gone astray. And I say: “Look, you may consider yourselves good and […]
Apocalyptic times
Love toward Christ demands sacrifices. And truly the ancient Christians were subjected to sacrifices who, during the persecutions of the first three centuries suffered numerous severe trials, and, […]
On Afflictions, Pain, and Labors
May the love of our heavenly Father be with your souls, so that being invigorated by it you may bear the fruit of obedience to His life-giving commandments. […]
Living in Christ
When we live in Christ, we feel like we are flying! We feel great joy and we have beautiful spiritual experiences. Slowly we become prisoners of the good, […]
On Witchcraft
One day there came to the Metropolis a woman. She appeared to be very scared. I ask her: – What happened and you appear so scared? – Despot, a […]
Guard your ears and your mouths
Do not accept any evil words, but keep your soul clean and uncorrupt. Because if you accept the dirty words of someone who speaks against his neighbor, then your […]
The eternal life
Do not forget your goal, my child. Look into heaven and see the beauty that awaits us. What are the present, earthly things? Aren’t they but ashes and dust […]