An older monk once told us. Many university students come here to Mount Athos. Once a dozen had come and asked me to perform a miracle for them. […]
Category: Saints and Elders – Counsels
Elder Efraim of Arizona. Humility
May true and genuine humble-mindedness increase in your soul, through which the fruit of the soul is preserved. Satan tries to make those who struggle forget their goal. He […]
All of us have a Cross
All people have a cross to carry. There is no man in this world without a cross. Those who met Christ from the time of their childhood have […]
Holy sayings
Paradise from this life The complete surrender of our life to God is a redemption from the insecurity that is brought to us by believing in our ego. This […]
Why does God allow sickness?
One of the reasons our God may not make a sick person well is so the person does not lose his reward in the afterlife. This is similar to […]
The Jesus prayer heals from the passion of dringing
At a factory in my village, there was a very good craftsman. He was also a kind and gentle human being. Unfortunately, he also drank and actually quite […]
St. Paisios. Holy sayings
Warring against our flesh Self-control over desires of the flesh makes a person physically strong, and if this person also lives a spiritual life the person becomes spiritually strong […]
The fragrance of Paradise
Some time ago, when I was visiting Mount Athos, I found myself, a younger priest at the time, in the steep cliffs of the remote site of Katounakia. There […]
The Jesus prayer heals from anxiety and fear
I wandered for a long time and I walked for three days, without seeing a single village. In the meantime, my dried bread was almost gone and I began […]
The purpose of human beings is to reach Sainthood
We were born and came to the world with a destination and a purpose: To become Saints. Therefore, wherever we are, whatever we are doing, we must exercise and work […]