Going Nuts about St. Paisios
One need look no further than July 11 in Greece to see an example of how the ‘world’ twists facts in an attempt to discredit the Faith. It...
Gleanings: Mt. Athos’ Unique Burial Practice
~ The following in an excerpt from an article in Now let’s take a look at the following scenario: a monk in one of the Athonite monasteries reposes...
Grains of Wisdom: Finding God’s Will
How can we know God’s will today without being mistaken? Move according to the law of faith, for Abram knew and loved Him Who told Him to so, and...
Grains of Wisdom: From a Dying Child
She was struck by acute leukemia. With incomparable silence and endurance, with an expression of great sweetness shining constantly from her pale little face, she faced all the aggressive...
Grains of Wisdom: Give Thanks for Everything
People who don’t learn to thank God for everything, especially for adversity, will never advance even an inch beyond where they were when their mothers bore them. They’ll make...
Analysis: Loving the World in Greece
The well-known economic hardships in Greece led to the election a few years ago of a leftist government headed by atheist Alexis Tsipras. Hardships haven’t really gotten any less but...
Modern Miracles: Icon from the Sea
A ‘pod’ (group/school) of dolphins tossed a mud-caked icon of the Theotokos on a be beach in Sochi, Russia, on May 17. The event was witnessed by several people on...
Grains of Wisdom: Praying vs Wishing
The Holy Spirit gives wings to our prayer! How radically different it is when instead of “wishing” for something, we invoke Christ’s name and pray for the grace of...
Grains of Wisdom: The Presence of God
Τhe remembrance of God is that precious virtue that kept Joseph from sinning while all alone and very young in Egypt, a country known for its immorality and idolatry....
Grains of Wisdom: The Jesus Prayer
The whole of the venerable Elder’s life was his continual meditation in the Prayer of Jesus. He tried to apply the command of Paul, “pray without ceasing”. Every evening...