Abbess Michaela on Stillness…
Hearing that still small voice of the yet unincarnate Word—manifested in such quiet humility— caused the holy Prophet to be completely beside himself, and he wrapped his face in...
Mother Alexandra+ on Our Choices…
God gave us freedom and He gave us freedom of choice. If we didn’t have freedom of choice, we would be robots. And therefore we have the power to...
Elder St Porphrios on the Easy Path to Sanctity…
We can attain to the worship of God easily and blood- lessly. There are two paths that lead to God: the hard and debilitating path with fierce assaults against...
Elder St Paisios on the Devil’s Interference…
It seems you pay a lot of attention to the devil who whispers things to you and tries to deceive you! Why do you believe the evil one? Why...
Fr John Krestiankin+ on Modern Man’s Stuggle for Salvation…
Spiritual life is in active conflict with earthly reason falsely so-called, which has become the guide of modern man. Having heard their pastors’ simple and, it would seem, accessible...
Patriarch Daniel of Romania on Loving our Enemies…
“The Saviour never asks people for anything beyond their power. Only that some of His exhortations cannot be fulfilled without His help. He says, ‘Without Me, you can do...
Innocent, Archbishop of Kherson on Creation…
Every creature expresses in itself a thought of And since God’s thought is of And since God’s thought is perfect and complete, it follows that every creature,...
Fr Alexy Young on Church Attendance…
Attendance at Divine Services and frequent reception of Holy Communion is vital to the development of an Orthodox conscience. Of this, St. John of Kronstadt writes: “The Divine Liturgy is...
Fr Seraphim Rose on our Missionary Calling (Part 2)…
True Christianity has no room for such vain boasting, nor for merely negative condemnation of the errors of others. If we wish to lead men to the living water...
Elder Cleopha on the Nature of Salvation…
Some religious confessions teach that personal salvation presupposes the action of Divine Grace alone, according to Calvin, or the grace of faith, of trust in God, according to...