Fr Daniel Sysoyev+ on Evil Men…
The Lord takes away sinners when they have reached the limits of evil. That is also something obvious to us. The person carried on disgracefully, and the Lord took...
St Vasily on the Need for Consistency in Spiritual Life…
The lack of constancy is disastrous for spiritual life. When a person sees for the first time the light of the gospel truth shining before him with dazzling brightness,...
Elder St Porphyrios on Truly Winning Debates…
In debates, if you say a few words about religion you will prevail. Let person who has a different opinion give free rein to his thoughts and speak as...
Elder St Paisios on Fighting the Devil…
When I’m speaking with someone and am about to say something which may be useful to him, someone else will come to interrupt, or there will be some distracting...
Elder St. Porphyrios on the Indwelling of the Spirit…
The person who is worthy of God is filled with the Holy Spirit. He has divine grace. God, in the mystery of Christ, gives him joy, peace, meekness, and...
Elder Anthimos+ on Preparing for Death…
“We must prepare, so that we do not die. There is a saying, ‘If you die before you die, you will not die when you #8217; Our preparation, which...
Orthodox Quote for June 28
“The very moment when we set out to pray, whether in our own homes or at a service in church, the evil one begins to shoot darts at our...
St Vasily on the Need for Consistency in Spiritual Life…
The lack of constancy is disastrous for spiritual life. When a person sees for the first time the light of the gospel truth shining before him with dazzling...
Fr Alexey Young on Developing a Christian Conscience (Part 3)…
We should often, if not daily, examine our souls and repent of the sins we find there. St. Mark the Ascetic writes: “The conscience is nature’s book. He who...
Elder St Porphyrios on Tongues…
“Whereas Peter the apostle was speaking his own tongue, the lan- guage was instantaneously transformed in the mind of the hearers. In an ineffable way the Holy Spirit...