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...
Metropolitan Tikhon Shevkunov on Preparation for Eternity
From generation to generation, through images and parables the Church tells people about the great truth that each of us must experience, whether we believe or not, whether we...
Gaining Victory in Temptations…
At the moment when your soul is in danger and you are struggling, cry out,‘Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me.’ Beat off everything with prayer. This is the...
Abot Silouan on Repentance
During Great Lent of , when all the Orthodox were focused on repentance, covid-19 became pandemic in America. The tenor of our community’s customary Lenten solitude was uniquely colored...
Metropolitan Anthony Pakanich on Old Age…
What can each of us give back to the Lord? Humility. In God’s eyes, it has the ultimate value. How can we comprehend the meaning of humility? Imminent and...
Fr Seraphim Rose+ on Orthodoxy…
The path of salvation is very narrow, but Orthodoxy alone of all the religions is God’s religion; and therefore it does not deny those faculties which God gave...
Fr Seraphim Rose+ on Ageless Faith…
Fr Seraphim Rose+ on Ageless Faith… All of this is the negative side we see surrounding us today, and it is a very real part of the atmosphere we...