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The positive side of calumny Saint John of the Ladder 1 January 2020 Insults cleanse the soul from the passions. You can see this from the language people use. Some people, if they’ve insulted another person, boast ‘I poured cold water all over them’. Well that’s the...
Our breath Elder Tadej Vitovničk 31 December 2019 We often forget that we’re just passing visitors in this life and that therefore we should pray constantly, because prayer is the breath of the soul. Prayer draws energy from the source of Life, the...
End and beginning Dimitrios Panagopoulos, preacher 30 December 2019 Where your confidence in yourself ends, that’s where trust in God begins....
New Year Resolutions and Time as an Opportunity Dr. Nikolaos Koios, Content Coach of Pemptousia 30 December 2019 In the Western world there’s a continuing tradition of making resolutions at the turn of each year. In a sense, people want to commit to resolutions that’ll help them become ‘better’. We can see two a...
The heart means life Saint John of Kronstadt 29 December 2019 In education, it’s very dangerous for us to prioritize only the development of the intellect and knowledge and to ignore the heart. We must concentrate on the heart above all else, because the heart...
How do you see? Saint Anthony the Great 28 December 2019 Just seeing isn’t a sin. It becomes a sin if you look with envy, pride or greed....
Clement weather and calm Saint Ignatios Brianchaninoff 27 December 2019 Thunder and rain are followed by pleasant weather and calm. A soul which has been relieved through sorrow and mourning and has been cooled with tears enjoys a special kind of calmness and peace from...
Healthy eyes Saint Isaac the Syrian 26 December 2019 Just as healthy eyes seek the light, so a fast which is kept with discernment is followed by the desire for prayer....
Setting fire to dry grass Saint Theodoros of Edessa 25 December 2019 Those who are conquered by desires and pleasures and spend their lives dwelling ‘in the world’ will quickly fall into the snares of sin. And when sin’s happened once, it’s fire to dry grass, a stone...
They’re offshoots Saint John Chrysostom 24 December 2019 All the evils you’ll ever come across are offshoots of avarice. Wherever you find them flourishing, whether it’s at home, in the market-place, in the courts, in parliament or at court....
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