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Three times Saint Makarios of Optina 17 January 2023 If you need  to take a quick decision and you realize that you have to consult somebody on the issue that’s occupying you but there isn’t anyone nearby that can advise you, turn to God and, as the...
The joy I don’t want you to experience Protopresbyter Themistoklis Mourtzanos 16 January 2023 If you take a brief look at the internet, you’ll see an unprecedented toxicity in the comments section under the articles. Public figures aren’t judged by their actions or their moral stature, but are...
The Heart and God Saint Theophan the Recluse 16 January 2023 God is everywhere. And when He finds a heart that isn’t opposed to Him, a humble heart, He enters it and fills it with joy. The joy of the heart which has God within it is so great that it attaches it...
It’s offered as a gift Elder Efraim Vatopaidinos 16 January 2023 We people are potentially persons. Our completion as persons, which is the purpose of our existence, is achieved through our elevation to the uncreated archetype. This elevation is offered to us a...
Saint Maria of Olonets: They Saw her Face Shining in Life and after Death 15 January 2023 The suffering hermit lay in bed for about three weeks. Each day, after the Liturgy, a hieromonk came with the Precious Gifts so that she could make her communion. On the fifteenth day, her face was t...
Thanksgiving and Gratitude Ioannis Karavidopoulos, Professor Emeritus of New Testament Hermeneutics, A. U. Th. 15 January 2023 Imagine for a moment how frightening it would feel to be cut off from all other people, without any chance of contacting or encountering anyone else, while at the same time having a body which was sic...
Don’t let it sweeten you Saint Isaac the Syrian 15 January 2023 We walk among stumbling-blocks and pitfalls. Pray that we don’t fall into them. The snares of death are full of sweetness. Don’t let your soul be caught up in their sweetness. The sweetness of the...
It’s natural Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk 14 January 2023 Joy in our heart is a clear sign of our love for God. Because it’s natural to feel joy for whatever we love. So, without joy, our love for God is inconceivable. Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk...
After the holidays, what now? Protopresbyter Themistoklis Mourtzanos 13 January 2023 ‘So Christ himself gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the pastors and teachers, to equip his people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up’ (Eph. 4, 11-12). ...
On Pride and Humility Abba Dorotheos 13 January 2023 Excerpt from Instruction 1 What, then, is the cause and what’s the cure for this arrogant and disdainful behaviour? Listen to what the Lord says: ‘Learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, ...
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