Elder St Paisios on Marital Engagement
“…if they give a promise and become engaged – and it’s good if the duration of the engagement is not overly extended – he should try during the period...
Elder Anthimos+ on a Foundation for Youth
“Until the age of sixteen, man’s mind is imperfect, and for this reason falls into many transgressions. In this day and age, parents must bring their children up “in...
Fr. Alban Waggener to Inquirers
“I now will begin my Inquirers classes with what I call the Orthodox caveat emptor: “let the buyer beware”. You might want to pay attention, because these are increasingly...
St Tikhon on the Universal Church
“But it is not enough, brethren, only to celebrate ‘The Triumph of Orthodoxy’. It is necessary for us personally to promote and contribute to this triumph. And for this...
Elder St Paisios on the Need for Spiritual Direction
“A young person needs a spiritual guide, someone to advise him and be eager to listen to his concerns, in order to proceed with “spiritual safety”, avoiding dangers, fears...
St. Nikolai on Cleansing Man’s Nature
“In order for the old to pass and for the new to come; for the rust to turn into shiny steel; for the heaps of dirt accumulated on mankind...
Elder St Paisios on Judgement.
“We rush to judgment when we act based on logic. Only our brain is working, and this is the result. It would be good for those who have great...
Elder Ephraim of Arizona on the Importance of What We Do
“At the extremely difficult and exceedingly grievous hour of death, there is no one to help a person except for his works. In fact,no one except God. If we...
Elder St. Porphyrios on Sanctifying Our Prayers
“Effort is required. For we have to wrestle against the rulers of the darkness of this age. We have to wrestle with the roaring lion. We cannot allow the...
Elder St Paisius on Worldly Attachments
“Ingratitude and greed are evils. A person that is possessed by material things is always possessed by worries and anxiety. He trembles at the thought that he may lose...