Metropolitan Tikhon Shevkunov on the Heart of Sin…
Let’s recall the teaching that the Lord Jesus Christ introduced into people’s lives when he talked about His teaching on eternal life and the soul that abides in eternal...
Thoughts on Fighting Against Despair…
Spiritual Strength Again Suicidal Thoughts (and Despair)…Try to understand that God loves you, and that perhaps your current disposition is a sign that He is waiting for you to turn...
COVID and the Call to Holiness…
…we know that absolutely nothing in this world happens that is not in accordance with the providence of our loving and all-merciful God. Though God does not send us...
The Manuel Family on Bending to God’s Will
As so often happens in the spiritual life, Christ has in store for us His own path, His own will, and as Christians we are called to lovingly obey...
Elder Cleopha+ on Holy Scripture…
Holy Scripture is like a very deep well wherein is comprised the infinite wisdom of God. If someone thirsty dives into this well to drink of all its water,...
Elder Aimilianos on Prayer…
initially experience prayer, when we begin to pray, as a wrestling match, a struggle. …I begin a battle which will be painful, which will be endless… a battle...
Fr Joseph on the Spirit of Fasting…
…the intention behind the prescribed fasting periods of the Church is not to deprive us of any good thing. Rather, fasting adds depth to who we are as a...
Mother Alexandra on Spiritual Refreshment
In those days…I would go to the little church in the meadow when I was the most tired. Through the church door I would step out of a troublous...
Fr John on Angels in our Life
If we were to discover that someone unknown to us had been secretly helping us in a very significant way, without wanting anything in return, we would have such...
Elder St Porphyrios on Blaming Ourselves
Christ gives everything. We must all be humble: in thought, in word and in behaviour. We will never go before God and say, ‘I have virtues.’ God does not want...