Spiritual Life and Experiential Theology

On the Peculiar Way Christ Saved the World Amir Azarvan 5 August 2017 If you were God and chose to be incarnate for the purpose of redeeming fall...

‘God-forsakenness’ according to Elder Sophrony Archimandrite Ephraim, Abbot of the Vatopaidi Monastery 15 February 2017 In our presentation we will touch upon an issue which may not be readily ...

How Monasticism Testifies to God’s Reality Amir Azarvan 10 February 2017 Over the years, I have become acquainted with various logical arguments for...

More than 1,000 monks and nuns have sprung directly from the ‘root’ of Elder Iosif the Hesychast! Archimandrite Ephraim, Abbot of the Vatopaidi Monastery 22 July 2016 It’s estimated that more than 1,000 monks hand nuns have sprung directly ...

The necessary incisions for the heart’s purification of the passions Archimandrite Ephraim, Abbot of the Vatopaidi Monastery 20 July 2016 It wasn’t an easy matter for someone to become a disciple to an Elder suc...

Obedience to be the most important virtue for a monk Archimandrite Ephraim, Abbot of the Vatopaidi Monastery 18 July 2016 Even though the blessed Elder Iosif was a great hesychast, he considered ...

Elder Iosif the Hesychast and the transmission of the divine Grace to his disciples Archimandrite Ephraim, Abbot of the Vatopaidi Monastery 16 July 2016 Elder Iosif the Hesychast had reached a level where he was replete with d...

Μonasticism is nothing other than living in the kingdom of heaven Archimandrite Ephraim, Abbot of the Vatopaidi Monastery 14 July 2016 Living with Elder Iosif, Father Sofronios learned empirically that monast...

Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos as a Disciple of Elder Iosif the Hesychast Archimandrite Ephraim, Abbot of the Vatopaidi Monastery 12 July 2016 Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos made his renunciation at the age of 16, in the sum...

Thoughts before Confession 28 June 2016 Confession is one of the seven sacraments of the Church. It’s the applicati...