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 […]
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, […]
What does The Lord expect from us?
We’re making a big mistake when we don’t pay attention to what Christ says but simply wait for what ourselves will dictate. “Do you feel like praying now? You […]
“Entrust your being to Christ…”
Why don’t people come to an understanding? Why don’t they find the truth? Why does everyone want to have it his own way? Because man doesn’t start from God. […]
How can I be saved?
Someone asked St. Paisios the Hagiorate: – Elder, how can I be saved? – Hold on to the dress of the Theotokos with absolute confidence exactly like the one […]
The Sower’s
Sunday D’ Lukas 12.10.2014 , The seed of the word of God and the soil of our heart To reflect on the parable, the Lord refers to […]
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 people, […]
Holy sayings
This is where the king is To escape from a foreign land and find our true home, where we can connect directly with God, we need to enter […]
Training obedience
Abba Agathon loved very much Abba Alexander, because he was very ascetic, humble, extremely gentle and of mild nature. One day all his disciples where working next to the river […]
Holy sayings
Receiving from God When someone receives inside something from God, then the heart feels happy. When on the contrary receives something from the enemy, then the heart feels confused and […]