Words of Life
Our base nature
Saint John of Kronstadt
9 February 2019
Just as we don’t judge ourselves harshly, neither should we judge others....
Expect anything
Elder Aimilianos Simonopetritis †
8 February 2019
To avoid becoming upset, being worried, being anxious and over-reflective...
It’s more important
Abbess Gavriïlia
7 February 2019
Our relations are more difficult when the ‘I’ stands above the ‘You’....
Sharp thorns
Saint John of Kronstadt
6 February 2019
Our sins are like snakes that eat away at our heart and innards. They don...
From dangerous paths
Saint Isaac the Syrian
5 February 2019
Until we receive the grace of the Comforter, we have to study the sacred ...
It passes imperceptibly
Elder Efraim Vatopaidinos
4 February 2019
We need to think constantly about the fact that this life, this mortal li...
Open a grave
Saint Luke the Physician, Archbishop of the Crimea
3 February 2019
We shouldn’t be like flies, but like bees, flitting from flower to flower...
That’s enough
Saint John of Kronstadt
2 February 2019
Why are you mistrustful when there’s no grounds for suspicion? What wicke...
He’s our friend
Saint Porfyrios Kavsolkalyvitis
1 February 2019
We should feel that Christ’s our friend. He Himself confirms this when He...
It’s pointless
Elder Arsenie Boca
31 January 2019
All our knowledge is useless, unless we know Christ. The soul which is a ...