Words of Life
Beautiful pages
Elder Efsevios Yannakakis
21 October 2016
People who struggle against sin write the most lovely pages in God’s book. ...
Nourish yourself
Saint John of Kronstadt
20 October 2016
When you pray, try very hard to feel in your heart the power and the truth ...
Passionless
Saint Ephraim Katounakiotis
19 October 2016
Obedience makes people free not only of the bodily passions but also of tho...
Be indignant and angry
Saint Theophan the Recluse
18 October 2016
No matter how small the passions may seem, get rid of them straight away – ...
The opposite happens
Saint Gregory of Nyssa
17 October 2016
All the other qualities of the divine nature which we can discern surpass t...
It’s ridiculous
Elder Ephraim in Arizona †
16 October 2016
Egotism is an absurd passion which is a real scourge of the whole of the hu...
We can get our own back
Abba Kassianos
15 October 2016
Warring against people isn’t that easy for the demons. In the course of the...
As is his wont
Saint Isaac the Syrian
14 October 2016
When you want to start some good work or other, first prepare yourself for ...
There’s always something
Elder Aimilianos Simonopetritis †
13 October 2016
In the end, there’s always a temptation before us....
An awakening
Saint Porfyrios Kavsolkalyvitis
12 October 2016
Death is a bridge that brings us to Christ. As soon as we close our eyes, w...