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There’s no third way Saint Dimitri of Rostov 14 December 2018 This is why you mustn’t be lazy, but rather be eager to do good. Because now’s the time for work; Later’s the time for reward. On earth, war; in heaven, rest. And of necessity you’ll do one or the o...
The Wisdom of Obedience Fr. Andreas Agathokleous 14 December 2018 The various Books of the Elders, ancient and modern, take us into the world of the monastic state. There the genuine way of the Christian/Gospel life continues, as does the human reality of blunders a...
1st Discourse on Fasting [2] Saint Basil the Great 14 December 2018 We should fast without hypocrisy and cleanse the soul from sins. ‘Pour oil on your head and wash your face’ (Matth. 6, 17). This saying is inviting you into sacramental rituals. If you pour oil o...
On infirmity (Luke 13, 11-17) 14 December 2018 ...
What can we say? Elder Epifanios Theodoropoulos † 13 December 2018 God allows righteous and virtuous people to suffer terrible illnesses in order that they may be cleansed of even the slightest traces of their passions, and so that they will gain an even greater cr...
How can I deal with my sinful condition? Metropolitan Anthony Bloom † 13 December 2018 12 August 1984 In the name of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Ghost. So often we ask ourselves and one another a very tormenting question: How can I deal with my sinful condition? What can ...
In four forms Elder Iosif Vatopaidinos 12 December 2018 If we talk about it as being in stages, the divine will appears in four forms. The first is divine approval, that is what God wants most. The second is dispensation, where God withdraws paternally, ...
1st Discourse on Fasting Saint Basil the Great 12 December 2018 Fasting is a prophetic command ‘Sound the trumpet on the day of the new moon, in the glorious day of your feast’. (Ps. 80, 3). This is a prophetic ordinance. For us, the readings (Is. 58, 4-6) res...
Love as the Essence of Orthodox Asceticism Protopresbyter Georgios Schinas 12 December 2018 You might ask why it is that we today, who are less ascetic as Christians, are overcome with fear and trembling when we hear about asceticism. It makes us feel somewhat uncomfortable. This is because ...
It’s become a bad habit Saint Luke the Physician, Archbishop of the Crimea 11 December 2018 We aren’t concerned with our own faults and sins, but we find plenty of transgressions in others. We fish them out and when we do so we make sure everyone hears about them. It’s become a bad habit n...
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