Elder Ephraim of Arizona on Freedom through Obedience
“The one who obeys for the love of God is loved by God, and the entire Holy Trinity dwells within this good disciple. What grandeur this thrice-blessed obedience hides!...
Elder St Paisios on Knowing When to React
“When a spiritual person tries to defend himself indignantly in a personal matter, this is clearly selfish, an act of temptation. Such a person is subject to external demonic...
Elder St. Porphyrios on Complete Trust in God
“…the grace of God is to be found where there is true humility, divine humility, perfect trust in God, total dependence on Him. It is a priceless thing to...
Elder Joseph the Hesychast on Our Dependence on God
“My child, man is unable to do anything on his own. He neither had, nor has, nor will ever have the power to do something good, unless God overshadows...
Generating Gratitude from Seeing What is Around Us
“Gratitude is another one of those virtues that requires practice and strengthening. But it starts with that ability to be like a child and to revel in that which...
Fr Seraphim Rose+ on the Need to ‘Know’ Our Faith
“You attend church services, keep the faith, receive Holy Communion, read Orthodox books. But it is possible to do all this almost mechanically, without going deeper into Orthodoxy. Therefore,...
Archimandrite Symeon Kragiopoulos on Becoming Free to Love God
“Many people talk about love. Today especially, as we realize that the ground is being moved out from under our feet and we’re headed for chaos, so much is...
Elder St Paisios on Humility
“Keep in mind that we have nothing of our own. God has given us everything; whatever we have is God’s. Only the sins are ours. If we do not...
Elder Anthimos+ on Hidden Saints
“In our day, I assure you, that many saints will come out of the big cities, from within the apartment buildings, the noise, the pollution and the agony of...
Elder Joseph the Hesychast on Seeking Purity
“Therefore, force yourselves to purify your soul and body. Do not accept filthy thoughts at all, and you will see what I am telling you, and then you will...