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God is with us Saint Iakovos Tsalikis 22 September 2020 You shouldn’t have doubts or lack of faith. If your faith in God is as a grain of mustard, He will give you whatever you ask for. Prayer supports everything. Don’t be afraid. If God is with us, no-o...
Conversations with Father Zacharias – Envy Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou 22 September 2020 Question: Is pride the cause of jealousy? Archim. Zacharias: There may be many causes, but above all it is lack of trust in God Who gives all things to all men. In the Parable of the Prodigal Son, th...
For the love of Christ Saint Porfyrios Kavsolkalyvitis 21 September 2020 If we give ourselves over to the love of Christ, everything will be altered, everything will be remade, everything will be transformed. Rage, anger, jealousy, envy, frustration, judgment, ingratitud...
The Fisherman of Gennesaret: a Historical Approach Anastasios Aslanidis 21 September 2020 The two brothers, Simon and Andreas, plied the trade of fishermen (Mk. 1, 16) and came from Bethsaida (Jn. 1, 44), as did another of Christ’s disciples, Philip (Jn. 12, 21) At the time of the calling ...
All in vain Saint John Chrysostom 20 September 2020 The foundation of the spiritual life is humility. Even if you perform a multitude of acts of mercy, prayers and fasts, unless there’s humility it’s all in vain. Like a building constructed on sand....
Conversations with Father Zacharias – Charismatic Theocracy Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou 20 September 2020 Saint Silouan says that he never found an Elder that reached the measure of his father, who was so kind-hearted. He desired a meek Elder, not a fearful one with a mighty hand. Before he met Saint Silo...
As members of the Church Elder Efraim Vatopaidinos 19 September 2020 Saint John says something very much inspired by God: ‘Monastics are the light for lay people; angels are the light for monastics’. He says this not to denigrate lay people. He says it to show the ma...
Did you ever see a Shroud with Pockets? Saint Paisios the Athonite 19 September 2020 A very well-known doctor once came to see me. His wife, who was also a doctor, came with him. They were religious people, both of them. They complained that their children were living secular lives an...
On Love (2) Elder Germanos Stavrovouniotis 19 September 2020 There’s love in a Godly manner, but there’s also love in a devilish manner. There’s Godly hatred and also devilish hatred. Godly love is that which springs from the observance of His commandments. Dev...
Excessive wealth Elder Epifanios Theodoropoulos † 18 September 2020 When we say ‘wealth’, we don’t mean colossal riches. That amount of money can’t be acquired by honorable means. But people can, through their own work, if they own a business, acquire a number of ma...
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