Words of Life
How do you see?
Saint Anthony the Great
28 December 2019
Just seeing isn’t a sin. It becomes a sin if you look with envy, pride or... 
Clement weather and calm
Saint Ignatios Brianchaninoff
27 December 2019
Thunder and rain are followed by pleasant weather and calm. A soul which ...
Healthy eyes
Saint Isaac the Syrian
26 December 2019
Just as healthy eyes seek the light, so a fast which is kept with discern...
Setting fire to dry grass
Saint Theodoros of Edessa
25 December 2019
Those who are conquered by desires and pleasures and spend their lives dw...
They’re offshoots
Saint John Chrysostom
24 December 2019
All the evils you’ll ever come across are offshoots of avarice. Wherever ...
The ‘likeness’
Saint Diadokhos of Fotiki
23 December 2019
Everybody is made in the image of God.
But the ‘likeness’ belongs only to ...
Mean spirits
Saint Porfyrios Kavsolkalyvitis
22 December 2019
The people who ‘trouble’ God are those who doubt, hesitate, or, even worse,...
Not returning evil
Saint John Chrysostom
21 December 2019
Nothing pleases God so much as when we don’t return evil for evil.
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Nameday celebration
Saint Symeon the New Theologian
20 December 2019
When you celebrate your nameday, do so with the aim of obtaining mercy from...
Love, affection & discretion
Saint Paisios the Athonite
19 December 2019
This is why we should have love and affection, combined with great discre...
