Elder St Porphyrios on Appearance
“If, for example, you see a woman immodestly dressed, don’t have regard only for her outward appearance, but look more deeply into her soul. She may be a very...
Elder St Paisios on God’s Will
“Christ loves the child and will do whatever is good for him. If He sees that the child will become better when he grows up, He will hear my...
Elder St Paisios on Spiritual Logic
“It is not possible to put the Gospel and secular logic together. In the Gospel there is love, while in secular logic there is self-interest. The Gospel says, And...
Elder St Paisos on Inner Sanctity
It’s possible, but if you pay attention, you will see that you do not have an inner sweetness, in which case you will understand where you stand spiritually. Once...
Elder Ephraim of Arizona on the Conscienc
“How many times has our conscience reproved us! The more a person listens to his conscience, and the more he attends to it, the more precisely it guides him....
Elder St. Paisios on Self-Knowledge
“Many people take no account of their own gifts; they see only the gifts of others and are overcome by envy. They view themselves as having been wronged, as...
Elder St Porphyrios on Evangelism
“…you will show respect for him in a gracious manner irrespective of his religion. You will care for a Muslim when he In in need, speak to him and...
Elder Paisios on a Greater Reward
“Look, if you cause damage, and people reprimand you and you do not complain but rather are happy, saying, “Glory be to God, I needed that reprimand,” you have...
Elder Ephraim on the Value of Temptations
“God allows temptations so that they might rouse us to remember Him. When we call upon Him, He acts as though He does not hear us so that we...
Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi on the Importance of Mental Prayer
All virtues are somehow the paths, the routes which lead us towards the Lord, towards His memory and towards our relationship with Him. But there is no better virtue...