Hieromonk Gabriel on Repentance…
So how exactly did Adam and Eve lose Paradise? Yes, they chose obedience to the Devil and disobedience to the Lord, they broke the fast ordained by God and...
Elder St Paisios on Instant Conversion…
The spiritual life does not require years. Within a second, one can find himself gone from hell into Paradise, if he repents. Man is changeable. He can become an...
Elder St. Porphyrios on Delusion in the World…
We frequently see saintly people nowadays, but we also sec deluded people who have gone astray. You can go to a hermit or an ascetic. and as soon as...
Archimandrite Peter of Essex on the Light of the Spirit…
This is the paradox of the grace of God. The more man is enlightened, the more he intensifies his repentance, because the more clearly he sees the distance that...
Elder St. Porphyrios on Helping Children…
You need to be careful when you encourage children. You mustn’t say to a child, ‘You’ll succeed, you’re great, you’re young, and fearless, you’re perfect!’ This is not good...
Elder St Paisios on Gaining Purity…
The heart has to be purified. Man must acquire spiritual chastity; that is, sincerity, honesty, selflessness, humility, goodness, forbearance, sacrifice. This is how man becomes akin to God and...
Fr Daniel Sysoyev+ on Evil Men…
The Lord takes away sinners when they have reached the limits of evil. That is also something obvious to us. The person carried on disgracefully, and the Lord took...
St Vasily on the Need for Consistency in Spiritual Life…
The lack of constancy is disastrous for spiritual life. When a person sees for the first time the light of the gospel truth shining before him with dazzling brightness,...
Elder St Porphyrios on Truly Winning Debates…
In debates, if you say a few words about religion you will prevail. Let person who has a different opinion give free rein to his thoughts and speak as...
Elder St Paisios on Fighting the Devil…
When I’m speaking with someone and am about to say something which may be useful to him, someone else will come to interrupt, or there will be some distracting...