Words of Life
They pursue glory
Saint Nectarios of Pentapolis
17 March 2020
Ambition is the intense desire of those who are interested in glory and i... 
Very different from wealth
Saint Anthony the Great
16 March 2020
You’ll be a spiritual person when you think of the acquisition of wealth ...
Wretched man that I am!
Saint Paul
15 March 2020
But I see in my members another law at war with the law of my mind, makin...
You can easily catch evil, like a contagious disease
Starets Parfenij of the Lavra of the Caves in Kiev
14 March 2020
Evil is passed on so quickly, like a contagious disease. If you mix with ...
The virtue of virtues
Saint John of Damascus
13 March 2020
As the God-bearing Fathers say, when the intellect forgets the purpose of...
Not quickly or easily
Saint Macarius of Egypt
12 March 2020
Nobody can reach spiritual heights all at once or easily. There are years...
By His word
Saint Theophan the Recluse
11 March 2020
If we don’t want it and don’t pursue it, grace won’t begin to act in us. ...
I feel the punishment inside myself
Saint John of Kronstadt
10 March 2020
Sloth, stubbornness or any other passion is followed by commensurate puni...
‘Progressives’
Saint John of Kronstadt
9 March 2020
Some ‘progressive’ people see the Church as their enemy. But is there any...
The Lord will envelop you
Desert Fathers
8 March 2020
Guard your mouth, practice the Jesus prayer, show restraint and the Lor...
