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Miles from the Truth Fr. John Whiteford 10 October 2016 "A thousand words from the pen, in a stream; but ten thousand miles away from the theme." —a Chinese saying Introduction In the past decade there has been an ever increasing level of int...
Birds Saint John of Kronstadt 9 October 2016 Birds are very clever and wise creatures. They’re not easy to catch. As soon as they see someone coming to catch them, they fly away and so escape their enemies. Christians should be as astute and car...
Our Relationship with God: 8. Pride and despair Very Rev. Archimandrite Zacharias (Zacharou) 9 October 2016 We also said that those who are born of the spirit have a heart in which dwells Christ ‘through faith’. According to biblical anthropology and orthodox tradition, the heart of man is the centre of h...
The Woman who Dwelt in a Cave – Part I Pantelis Paschos, Professor of Theology 9 October 2016 A saintly hermit told the brothers the following story: One day, as I was sitting in the desert, I began to feel worried and sad. A thought came to me: “Get up and go for a walk in the desert”. So I ...
The Mind, the Heart and the Way of Salvation Archimandrite Meletios Webber 9 October 2016 St. Theophan the Recluse You’ve got to get out of your head and into your heart. Right now your thoughts are in your head, and God seems to be outside you. Your prayer and all your spiritual exercis...
The Spiritual Father Saint Anthimos of Chios 9 October 2016 1 January 1946 “Behold, I and the children God has given me”. I didn’t want to have children in the world by the flesh and God gave me you to have as my spiritual children. That saying comforts me an...
A beautiful picture Saint Nectarios of Pentapolis 8 October 2016 What a fine image the faithful make. How wonderful their joy is. Its beauty wins you over and expresses their faith in God. And the serenity which permeates them expresses the peace in their soul....
What does St. Paul mean by “the works of the Law”? Fr. John Whiteford 8 October 2016 Recently I was asked about a supposed contradiction in the writings of St. Paul. In Romans 2:13 St. Paul says "for not the hearers of the law are just in the sight of God, but the doers of the law ...
Becoming a More Compassionate People Abbot Tryphon 8 October 2016 Feeding the poor As our nation's congress faces critical decisions that will in all likelihood impact the lives of countless elderly and poor, it is right that we consider the teachings of th...
Concerning Thoughts Saint Nikodimos the Athonite 8 October 2016 Just as so-called diagnostic physicians not only know how to treat external and visible wounds of the body, but also, by measuring the pulse, they learn the internal and invisible maladies of the hear...
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