It’s not suffering itself which opens the eyes of the soul. But it’s exactly what helps you to humble yourself. It’s exactly what helps you to see your selfishness, […]
Category: Spiritual Life
Regarding pain
Martyrdom: Being put through the mill … and receiving God’s gift and grace We are so pampered in the present day that we seek for convenience in […]
Christian means little Christ
For us to have right communion with Christ, it is necessary that our entire soul becomes conscious, that it comes into the light, into the grace of […]
Great and Small Miracles
Our subject is about miracles. What kind of miracles, beloved? If you make the effort and visit a sacred shrine at which there are holy relics that have […]
What is the will of God?
I don’t know his will… Every now and then, some people ask: “But, what is God’s will? I don’t know the will of God.” What don’t you know? You […]
On Salvation and Paradise
Chapter 1: Now in the springtime, when nature is wearing its most beautiful apparel, one feels inexpressible joy when this natural beauty is accompanied by a sublime spiritual state. […]
Learning from St. Dositheos’ Example
Perfect obedience is this: ( St. Dorotheos ) never allowed ( his disciple, Dositheos ) to become attached to any material objects. Dositheos took everything with joy and faith and obeyed willingly in everything. When he […]
Abba Sisoes at the tomb of Alexander the Great
St. Sisoes was renowned for his wisdom, repentance, his faith in God and particularly for his humility. Through his labours, St Sisoes humbled himself immensely and God gifted […]
Why God allows temptations
You are having a rough time… The deepest, the purest and most permanent benefit comes to the soul exactly at a time when man has nothing to rely […]
After the fall man makes himself God
With the way that we think and the way we act, we, the Christians of today, ultimately become rather futile and aren’t able to reach the point we […]