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Let’s not be overwhelmed Saint Ambrose of Milan 2 December 2018 ‘Don’t let us fall into temptation that we can’t withstand’. As if we were athletes wishing to compete and asking for the strength to resist our opponent, which in this case is sin. The Lord, Who to...
It’s the light Saint Isaac the Syrian 1 December 2018 Continual study of the Holy Scriptures is the light of the soul and it protects us from the passions....
The Repercussions of Rationalism in our Life (2) Archimandrite Athanasios (Anastasiou), Former Abbot of the Holy Monastery of the Great Meteora 1 December 2018 Nous and reason In order to understand better the difference between the ‘good’ and ‘bad’ use of human reason (the latter being rationalism), it would be useful to set out in brief the teaching of ...
Hang on Elder Gavriil Tsafos † 30 November 2018 In the first years I was a spiritual guide, I used to tell people: ‘Lean on Christ’. Now I tell them: ‘Cleave to Him’....
It recaptures its quarry Saint Diadokhos of Fotiki 29 November 2018 When the soul’s churned up by anger, befuddled by drink or bothered by terrible sorrow, the intellect can’t retain the remembrance of Christ, even if you try to force it to do so. Because, darkened ...
You think it’s a mountain Starets Leon 28 November 2018 Temptations aren’t stronger than God’s gifts. With the power of the name of Jesus, our Saviour Who gives us strength, we can do anything. If your faith’s weak, a speck of dust will seem like a mount...
The Repercussions of Rationalism in our Life (1) Archimandrite Athanasios (Anastasiou), Former Abbot of the Holy Monastery of the Great Meteora 28 November 2018 We might say that rationalism is excessive confidence in our reason, its elevation into the supreme authority and absolute value. It’s a sinful way of thinking and living rather than a simple sin in i...
How sweet Jesus is Saint Ephraim Katounakiotis 27 November 2018 How very, very sweet Jesus is! Full of joy, full of love, full of peace, full of serenity, full of rejoicing, full of elation. How very, very sweet Jesus is!...
It seems hard Saint Theophan the Recluse 26 November 2018 If you pray in the morning as you should, your whole day will be blessed. Don’t be downcast over efforts that seem fruitless. Remember how you learned to knit, or read and write. What efforts you ma...
Do we have to get along with everyone? Fr. Andreas Agathokleous 26 November 2018 Some people say, and believe they’re right in doing so, that we should ‘get along well with everybody’, meaning our behaviour shouldn’t cause people not to like us and that we should be friends with e...
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