Since Christ’s birth – within a span of millennia – major historical events have taken place. Great men have come and gone: philosophers, rhetoricians, kings, and emperors, each of which […]
Category: Spiritual Life
A beautiful prayer
My Lord, I feel that I have sinned a lot. You called me, you baptized me, you gave me the gifts of the Holy Spirit, and I paid no […]
We have to rely upon God’s love
Each and every one of us should do serious work in themselves to find out where they make conces- sions, what they succumb to, to what extent […]
A short prayer
I kiss you, Father and Creator! I am caressed by Your love. In every fruit of the earth, in every grain of wheat, in every crumb of bread, I […]
Annunciation of the Theotokos
The Lord wishes to come to our hearts through the Holy Spirit. And for this miracle to happen, He always expects us to respond just like the Virgin […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona : War against the devil
My children, with a complete sacrifice of our self-will and desires we must declare war against the devil, the world, and our evil tendencies and weaknesses. The “old man” 1 […]
The Jesus Prayer
The Jesus Prayer is a constant uninterrupted calling upon the divine name of Jesus with the lips, with the mind, with the heart, while at the same time a […]
Show faith, show trust
We can’t expect to see the light of God unless we are seized by the reality that God exists, that ev- erything is His and that we are His […]
Let us humble ourselves like Christ – Elder Efraim of Arizona
Humility is a wonderful virtue, which makes fragrant the one who has it. He who has humility also has obedience, love, patience, and every virtue. When we get angry, or […]
Pray often, pray always
Without prayer, the Christian cannot understand the Truth, he cannot crucify his sins that arise from his passions and his desires. His heart cannot be enlightened with the light […]
