Elder Ephraim of Arizona+ on Adultery of the Soul
“When a person yields to fantasies and is overcome by sinful thoughts, it is from there, from the imagination, that all evil comes! And when he has suffered many...
Elder Anthimos+ on Mankind Part 1
“Man is God’s preeminent creation. He surpasses all the other creatures, because the Invisible, the Incomprehensible, the Indescribable Lord in His omnipotence, His omniscience, His strength, has created man...
Elder St. Porphyrios on Ignoring Evil
“Ignore evil. Look towards Christ and He will save you. Instead of standing outside the door shooing the evil one away, treat him with disdain. If evil approaches from...
Fr Daniel Sysoyev+ on Devotion to God
BLESSED PASCHA TO ALL! “Piety is the blessed worship of the Lord God. It is manifested in relations between man and God and between people. The apostle James said:...
Elder St. Porphyrios on Focusing on Christ
“God has placed a power in man’s soul. But it is up to him how he channels it — for good or for evil. If we imagine the good...
Abbess Michaela on the Wonder of Water
“So many things in God’s creation do we often take for granted; yet, when reflecting on them we marvel at even the most simple things and how it is...
St. Nektarios of Aegina on Happiness
“How mistaken are those people who seek happiness outside of themselves, in foreign lands and journeys, in riches and glory, in great possessions and pleasures, in diversions and vain...
Elder St Paisios on Faith and Love
“First comes faith and then love. One must believe in order to love. One cannot love something he does not believe in. So to love God we must believe...
Hieroschemamonk Stefan on Keeping Ourselves Pure
By the Sacraments of the Church, especially confession and Communion, and, of course, the asceticism that everyone should bear—fasting, prayer, and most of all, the guarding of the senses....
Elder St. Porphyrios on being Filled with the Spirit
“The Lord said to his disciples, When the Holy Spirit will come, it will 14 A6 teach you all things.’ The Holy Spirit teaches us everything. It sanctifies us....