Pemptousia
Heart and humility
Saint Porfyrios Kavsolkalyvitis
26 July 2020
The heart gives life to our organism and humility gives life to the soul. T...
Two extremely tragic cases
Georgios Patronos, Emeritus Professor of Theology, University of Athens
25 July 2020
In the Gospel reading for the 7th Sunday of Matthew (9, 27-35) we have two ...
They’re all over the place
Saint Theophan the Recluse
25 July 2020
All day our thoughts are flying around. They fly and wander all over the pl...
Christ and the Social Problem
Archimandrite Georgios Kapsanis, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Gregoriou †
25 July 2020
The more that people are cleansed of the passions, the greater their capaci...
There are lots of paths
Elder Filotheos Zervakos
24 July 2020
There are lots of paths for us to get from earth to heaven, but the easiest...
On Suffering Temptations Calmly and Thankfully
Abba Dorotheos
24 July 2020
Like most of Abba Dorotheos’ work, this text is addressed to monks. Fundame...
Where’s your love?
Saint Isaac the Syrian
23 July 2020
If you're not holy in your heart, become pure in body, that is don't commit...
It hastens to steal
Saint John of the Ladder
22 July 2020
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The ant waits for the corn to be gathered and v...
What are the pleasures? Which are blameworthy and which are innocent?
Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos
22 July 2020
‘Pleasures’ are those things which ‘give pleasure’ ηδονή) and sweeten our l...
Fortunate and unfortunate
Saint Silouan the Athonite
21 July 2020
How fortunate we Orthodox Christians are! What a God we have! Those who d...