Elder St. Porphyrios on the Work of the Holy Spirit
“The Holy Spirit permeates everywhere. And that is why the person who is borne on and infused with the Holy Spirit also possesses the knowledge of God. He knows...
Elder Joseph the Hesychast on the Importance of All
“Who has conquered the devil? He who knows his own weaknesses, passions, and shortcomings. Whoever is afraid of knowing himself remains far from knowledge, and he doesn’t love anything...
St. Nikolai Velimirovich on Passions as Diseases
“Understand and confess your passion, the moralists say. But Is that enough? If one is not frightened and disgusted by his passion, as he would be by any physical...
Elder St. Paisios on the Modern Lethargy
“Today with so much reading people end up like tape recorders, filling up their cassettes with superfluous matters. According to Abba Isaac, however, ‘Wisdom not based on righteous activity...
Metropolitan Tikhon Shevkunov on Ecumenism
“Extreme church liberals, like their secular peers, are on fire it would seem with the laudable desire to change for the better everything their enlightened minds deem improper in...
Elder Ephraim of Arizona on Confession
“If you are not cleansed through frank confession, how will you approach to receive the immaculate and life-creating Mysteries of Christ? Haven’t you heard that they bring life to...
Elder St. Paisios on the Hidden Struggle
“If, again, we struggle aright but do not see any progress, sometimes the following is happening: Because we have declared war on a demon, he seeks reinforcements from Satan....
Elder St. Porphyrios on Turning to Christ
“The soul of the Christian needs to be refined and sensitive, to have sensibility and wings, to be constantly in flight and to live in dreams, to fly through...
Fr Seraphim Rose
“If you wish to be an Orthodox Christian you must begin now, from this very day and hour and minute, to love God and your fellow men. _is means:...
Elder Ephraim of Arizona on Consistent Prayer
“Be careful, because if you are lazy and inattentive in prayer, you shall not make any progress either in your pursuit of devotion towards the Lord, or in the...