The winter of 1988, a medical student went to visit Elder Porfyrios (now Saint Porphyrios Bairaktaris the Kapsokalyvite; 7 February 1906 – 2 December 1991). The elder was […]
Category: Saints and Elders – Witnesses
Elder Efraim of Arizona : Silence
We have so much material offered by the devil, the world, and our carelessness to talk about idly, so many events and stories that are taking place and will […]
St. Paisios about the writings of the fathers of the Orthodox church
The writings of the Fathers of our Church, are genuine, spiritual nourishment, and they lead safely and unmistakably down the spiritual path. The people asked Saint Paisios: Elder, […]
The righteous
All the righteous who have been swallowed by death have been redeemed. Because He who was prophesied and proclaimed King of heaven and earth by these righteous and Prophets, […]
Now I’m totally fine. I have no pain anymore
Gregory Moisejevic Kalimanovic, a Jew and a barber in the profession, suffered many years of cancer in the esophagus. He had tried many different treatments, but nothing has worked. […]
Salutary sayings of Saint Paisios of mount Athos
Hell is to be away from God. Hell for a child is to be away from its mother. Most people are so consumed by earthly concerns and possessions […]
Now I’m totally fine. I have no pain anymore
Gregory Moisejevic Kalimanovic, a Jew and a barber in the profession, suffered many years of cancer in the esophagus. He had tried many different treatments, but nothing has worked. […]
What to do with bad thoughts?
What to do with bad thoughts? Many times we are unhappy with certain bad thoughts (attacks from the enemy) that continuously come to our minds. These very disagreeable thoughts […]
A Story that Highlights the Difference between Orthodoxy and Tibetan Buddhism
A Story that Highlights the Difference between Orthodoxy and Tibetan Buddhism George, a young man of sixteen or seventeen, came to Mount Athos to go from one monastery to another. […]
Who is in Paradise ?
There was a very poor woman that was living in a small village in the center part of Greece and she had three children. She was able to raise […]