Wisdom & Word
‘Dance, Creation, on Hearing of the Birth of the Young Child’ (Kontakio of the Forefeast of the Nativity)
Hieromonk Serapion of Simonopetra Monastery †
25 December 2023
Together with the hymnographer, we wonder profoundly, are at a loss and ast...
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Reply to mockery with a smile
Saint Nicholas Velimirovich
18 October 2023
Their mockery comes from a malicious heart; let your smile be without any b...
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Against Heresies (Book IV, Chapter 38)
Saint Irenaeus of Lyons
14 October 2023
Why we were not made perfect from the beginning.
(Saint Irenaeus ends the ...
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No-one has found prayer without attention and vigilance
Saint Joseph the Hesychast
5 October 2023
So make haste. Say the prayer all the time. Don’t let your mouth stop at a...
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Who says God exists?
Saint Nicholas Velimirovich
4 October 2023
(From a letter to a school-teacher and her mother).
Both you and your elde...
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On sudden death
Archimandrite Ephraim, Abbot of the Vatopaidi Monastery
22 August 2023
Nowadays when science and technology are flying, when cultures converge and...
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Saint John Cassian and Abbas Serenus: Do the Wicked Ultimately Prosper?
Saint John Cassian
17 August 2023
How we ought not to despise those who are delivered up to unclean spirits. ...
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‘Keep saying in your heart’
Saint John of Kronstadt
24 July 2023
‘Keep saying in your heart, “Christ is love”. In this way, you’ll love all ...
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Our weapon against fear
Saint Nicholas Velimirovich
11 July 2023
‘Follow my decrees and be careful to obey my laws, and you will live safely...
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The inconstancy of our inner state
Saint Theophan the Recluse
4 July 2023
You complain about the volatility of your inner state- sometimes it’s good,...
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