Fr John Konkle on the state in which we are judged
I finally made it to confession and asked for advice on how to overcome my slavery to anger, and the judgment and defensiveness that accompanies it. My confessor simply...
Elder Joseph the Hesychast on Remembrance of God
“So attend to yourself and do not embitter our God Who is so good for the sake of a small, bitter pleasure. It is Satan’s jealousy, who hates anyone...
Metropolitan Tikhon on the Challenges of Modern Youth
“I would say, broadly speaking, that the biggest issue revolves around the human person: “What is a human person?” The question of progressive ideas today is usually framed in...
Elder St Paisios on God and Pain
“How can God allow for such a harsh thing to happen? Doesn’t God feel pain – God’s pain for the people who are suffering from ill nesses, from demons,...
Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi+ on Grace Renewed
“Grace reappears after the test of partial desertion; the soul begins to triumphantly chant: “You my Lord removed my sackcloth and clothed me with joy” (Psalm 30,12). The presence...
Fr Seraphim Rose+ on Struggling Daily
“And of course, a central part of this going deeper into Orthodoxy are the Church’s medicines of confession and Holy Communion, which you should participate in as fully as...
Sin and Missing the Mark
“In a rightful and accurate look at sin, we see that sin is actually a disease that needs curing… and it’s an epidemic that destroys the soul and the...
Elder St Paisios on Egoism
“Look, there are some people who have some egoism and God gives them a slap so that they will lower themselves a little. Others have a little more egoism...
Elder St. Porphyrios on Silent Prayer
“I repeated the prayer,‘Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me, and new , horizons would open up. Tears of joy and gladness would flow from my yt eyes on...
Elder Joseph the Hesychast on Grace
“So whatever good thing a person thinks, it is due to the grace And now, if you exert yourself in the prayer and pray continuously, if you read lives...