St Tikhon on the Church in America
“…due to the mercy of God, the Church up to this day, now here and now there, gains victory and is triumphant over her enemies – and she has...
Elder St Paisios on Trust and Peace
“The Christian believes and entrusts himself to God unto death, and then he can so clearly the hand of God guiding and saving him. The Apostle Paul says that...
Elder St Porphyrios on Dying to the Old Man
“Man is a mystery. We carry within us an age-old inheritance — all the good and precious experience of the prophets, the saints, the martyrs, the apostles and above...
Fr. Vasilios on Christ, our Good Samaritan
“In the gospel lesson of the Good Samaritan a question arises. Who is that man who fell to robbers? The answer is: It is the person who has abandoned...
Abbess Michaela on Circumstances and Sin
“Having already embarked upon the season of the Lenten Triodion, we thought to share a general word about our Saviour’s commandment against the sin of judging. As with all...
Elder St Paisios on Intercession
“Let’s say he learns of an accident and sighs, and, inthat moment, God gives him divine consolation for his compassionate sigh. He sees someone who is hurting, and immediately...
St Tikhon of Moscow on Personal Outreach
“We must share our spiritual richness, truth, light, and joy with others who do not have these blessings. And this duty does not only lay upon the pastors and...
Elder St Porphyrios on Wisdom in Giving Penance
“The confessor has the power to bind and to loose. I remembered one of Saint Basil’s Rules, and I took that as my basic guideline and changed my tactics...
Elder Sophrony on Individualized Asceticism
“…you will arrange their [modern novices] asceticism according to their capabilities, in particular the study of the past so that they can be freed of their secular ideas, and...
St. Seraphim of Sarov on Keeping God in Mind
“If a man has no worries about himself at all for the sake of love toward God and the working of good deeds, knowing that God is taking care...