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Black magic
Elder Tadej Vitovničk
2 October 2020
The Lord wants us first to cleanse ourselves, so that He can give us His divine power and strength. But we aren’t pure and cleansed of wickedness. If he were to give us His powers while we’re still ... 
Spiritual Adultery
Elder Aimilianos Simonopetritis †
2 October 2020
A thought, that is, a wish, a desire or a recollection which crosses swords with the spirit, is an illegitimate child. It’s not from God, nor from my spirit which is kin to and unites with the Father....
Dealing with our egotism
Elder Ephraim in Arizona †
1 October 2020
There are many examples from holy people which give us sufficient courage to shoulder this cross, this difficulty in dealing with our terrible egotism....
We should not despair even if we sin many times
Saint Peter the Damascan
1 October 2020
You shouldn’t despair, even if you’re not as you should be. Certainly it’s bad that you’ve sinned, but why do you then wrong God by regarding Him, in your ignorance, as powerless? For your sake He cre...
Growth and advancement
Saint Nectarios of Pentapolis
30 September 2020
Hope is progress, growth and advancement. If you take hope away from people, they’ll die off. Hope is the initial, creative force behind all good things. It guides wise scientists in their investiga...
Who is a ‘Good Christian?’
Fr. Andreas Agathokleous
30 September 2020
The view of many people regarding ‘good Christians’ conflicts with that of the Gospel and Holy Fathers and Mothers, that is, the Church. If ‘good Christians’ are those who apply the Ten Commandments o...
Love over hate
Saint Maximos the Confessor
29 September 2020
Another person puts you in a difficult position and your sadness over it leads to hate then? Don’t be defeated by hate, but overcome it with love....
What’s recreation?
Saint John of Kronstadt
28 September 2020
What does the search for recreation mean? It means that, in some way, you wish your sick, spiritual void to be filled. You want to fill your soul, which was made to be active and can’t abide being i...
Values and social life (3)
George Mantzarides, Professor Emeritus of the Theological School of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
28 September 2020
The bridging of the gap , which began with the incarnation of the Word of God and culminated with His crucifixion, is experienced through crucifixion in the Church. The double commandment of love fo...
He listens as we do
Saint Nicholas Velimirovich
27 September 2020
Don’t think for a moment that God doesn’t listen when you pray to Him. He hears our thoughts just as we hear the voices and words of other people. If He doesn’t answer your prayers immediately, it’s...
