Words of Life
Wise words from the desert
31 December 2020
A nun went to Abba Pambo and said to him: ‘Father, I fast a lot and eat on... 
First love
30 December 2020
God should be our first love and then should come our neighbor. The Lord wa...
It’s difficult
Elder Tadej Vitovničk
28 December 2020
We’re tortured by hatred, envy and malice. Tyranny beyond telling. Our ...
There’s no getting round it
Saint Theophan the Recluse
27 December 2020
Malice cuts us off from God. The inevitable consequence of this severan...
Free health care
Elder Ephraim in Arizona †
26 December 2020
Monasticism is a free health care center. It’s God’s clinic, where peop...
Prayers support
Saint Iakovos Tsalikis
25 December 2020
Pray all the time and have your hope in God. You’ll be helped by the gr...
It’s not easy
Abba Pimen
24 December 2020
If you want to uproot the passions, it’ll hurt and you’ll bleed.
Abb...
The golden link
Saint John of Kronstadt
23 December 2020
Prayer is the golden link. It joins Christians, who are wayfaring stran...
One purpose
Elder Cleopa Ilie
22 December 2020
For Christians, there’s only one point to sorrows: atonement for our si...
Like small children
Saint John Chrysostom
21 December 2020
If you’re a Christian, you don’t have a home on earth. If the whole of ...
