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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...





