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Either sweet or bitter Saint Ephraim Katounakiotis 16 July 2023 Our will, son, is very weak. You want to do good, but you can’t. If Saint Paul himself declares: ‘I want to  do what is good, but I can’t, because inside me there’s another law, the law of sin’, t...
The Fourth Ecumenical Synod Metropolitan Ierotheos of Nafpaktos and Ayios Vlasios 15 July 2023 The 3rd Ecumenical Synod dealt with the heresy of Nestorios, the Patriarch of Constantinople. It condemned him and defined the faith as regards the theanthropic Christ and Our Most Holy Lady the Mothe...
Indolence Saint John of the Ladder 15 July 2023 Indolence means paralysis of the soul, sloth and neglect for ascetic effort, and is the product of talkativeness. Indolence is death of the soul and involves all evils. It’s one of the eight prima...
Mothers cover up the misdemeanors of their children Protopresbyter Georgios Dorbarakis 14 July 2023 ‘Someone was talking disparagingly about the faults of another person, and he ...
It’s inspired Saint Mark the Ascetic 14 July 2023 Our inferior nature works on our carnal desires and lusts in defiance of our spiritual nature, which is inspired by the Holy Spirit. People who behave in accordance with the inspiration of the Hol...
The gifts of foresight and discretion Archimandrite Chrysostomos Papadakis of the Ecumenical Throne 13 July 2023 (ed. Stelios Koukos) Unfortunately in Crete, to this day, the phenomenon of livestock rustling continues to exist, which is offensive to the island’s history and Christian tradition. It’s a bad custo...
You aren’t missing out Saint Dimitri of Rostov 13 July 2023 Good’s always good, even if nobody praises it. Evil’s always evil, even if nobody condemns it.  If everybody praises you, you’ll gain nothing by it. If nobody praises you you’re not missing out on...
God uses everything for the good Saint Paisios the Athonite 12 July 2023 We sometimes start performing a task and are faced with a whole host of impediments. How are we to know whether these obstacles are from God? First, let’s see if perhaps we’re at fault. If we’re not,...
Don’t envy Saint Paisios the Athonite 12 July 2023 Don’t envy people who have money, comforts, fame and power, but envy rather those who live virtuously, rationally and devoutly. Saint Païsios...
Repentance and Prayer according to Saint Païsios Alexandros Christodoulou, Theologian 12 July 2023 In general terms, Saint Païsios set the greatest store in the spiritual struggle on repentance and unceasing prayer. It was through repentance that he received revelations from heaven. He used to say ...
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