Words of Life
The Truth
Archimandrite Ephraim, Abbot of the Vatopaidi Monastery
1 May 2019
It’s a great thing to experience the truth.
And you know, the truth isn’t ... 
Saddening temptations
Saint Joseph the Hesychast
30 April 2019
Temptations in their various forms sadden people, so that they seek divine ...
Warm up your heart
Saint Theophan the Recluse
29 April 2019
Struggle to warm up your heart and you’ll see how a warm heart reins in unr...
While the light of day still shines
Saint Ephraim the Syrian
28 April 2019
The times and years of the world are pleasant, but vanish like smoke. They’...
Degrees of watchfulness
Saint Theophan the Recluse
27 April 2019
You can’t concentrate your mind at the time of prayer. What can you do?
Th...
Nettles
Saint Paisios the Athonite
26 April 2019
We’re like nettles.
From a distance, they look green, fresh, like a plai...
Good from childhood
Saint Porfyrios Kavsolkalyvitis
25 April 2019
It seems very difficult to become good, but in fact it’s easy, provided y...
The prerequisites for salvation
Elder Cleopa of Romania
24 April 2019
The Grace of the Holy Spirit, true faith in God, united to all good works...
Discernment with children
Saint Paisios the Athonite
23 April 2019
Don’t impose on your children without discernment.
I tie my tomatoes up ...
Blind evil
Saint John Chrysostom
22 April 2019
That’s what evil’s like: it darkens the reason and brings to the edge of th...
