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Peace and power
Archimandrite Georgios Kapsanis, Abbot of the Holy Monastery of Gregoriou †
17 June 2018
In a quiet room (preferably after some spiritual reading or after lighting the lamp in front of the icons and censing), as far as possible removed from noise and concerns, when you’re free of all tho... 
The road to heaven
Joshua Burke
17 June 2018
Steam from warm mamaliga rises up and fogs my glasses as my mind slowly clears. “Why am I having corn mush for breakfast?” I ask myself. The day before slowly comes into focus, not a dream after all I...
On Emptiness
Saint Porfyrios Kavsolkalyvitis
16 June 2018
When people are empty of Christ, a thousand and one other things come and fill them up: jealousies, hatreds, boredom, melancholy, resentment, a worldly outlook, worldly pleasures.
Try to fill your s...
The baker’s son: Saint Tychon of Cyprus
Eva Topping
16 June 2018
Long ago, in the days when Arcadius and Honorius ruled the Roman Empire, a saint was born on the islanld of Cyprus. His parents were pious, humble islanders whose names are not recorded. The saint's n...
Wonder and weep in the presence of God
15 June 2018
If you don’t see Christ with the eyes of your soul when you pray, you haven’t learned to pray. If only you knew what it is to see Christ with your eyes...
As soon as you see Him, you’re filled with...
They belong to the truth
Saint Gregory Palamas
14 June 2018
People who belong to the Church of Christ belong to the truth, and those who don’t belong to the truth don’t belong to the Church of Christ. People who are very tall and those who are very short are...
Avoid them
Saint Ephraim the Syrian
13 June 2018
Avoid harmful dealings and your soul will always be very calm....
An agreement
Saint Luke the Physician, Archbishop of the Crimea
12 June 2018
Give your heart to the Lord and He’ll supply all the vitamins and energy it needs to stop it collapsing....
