Continued from (12) Perhaps I am now making myself incomprehensible or exaggerating, in the view of those who do not...
Continued from (11) 10. From St Basil to Little St Anna ‘The solitaries lead a blessed life, for divine love...
Continued from (10) Although they stayed in their hut more than before, they did go out from time to...
Continued from (9) 9. Various Trials and Manifest Aid from our Lady the Mother of God The Apostle Paul informs...
Continued from (8) 8. The Trials grow more Intense Any extra aid from grace, when it comes legitimately to those...
Continued from (7) 7. The Discovery of the Hesychast Elder Daniel as Spiritual Father From the very beginning of his...
Hiermonk Benedict of Holy Mount Athos Continued from (3) 12. Results of the thoughts. When the thought ages inside us,...
Continued from (6) 6. The Nature and Forms of Trials Trials or temptations (peirasmoi) have been so named because they...
Hiermonk Benedict of Holy Mount Athos Continued from (2) 9. Blasphemous thoughts. In following, they attempt to infect the holy...
5. The Time of Bitter Struggles Continued from (5) Such were the patterns of their outward movements, but the...
Hiermonk Benedict of Holy Mount Athos Continuation from (1) 3. The journey towards the world of sin. Externally, the act...
Hiermonk Benedict of Holy Mount Athos Preface Among the problems which man must confront at his moments of prayer, are...
Continued from (4) 4. The Move to St Basil and the Death of the Elder Ephrem Any move is in...
Continued from (3) 3. Settlement in Katounakia with the elder Ephrem They thanked the Elder and promised obedience. Once they...
Continued from (2) 2. Initial Difficulties and Aid from Grace asion that presents itself arouses enthusiasm and interest. The remote...
Continued from (1) Part I: The Life 1. Childhood and Youth The Elder’s homeland was Paros in the Cyclades; a...
Introduction It is only natural for noble memories to be recorded, so that they remain forever as glowing landmarks in...
With the development of monasticism in the Church there appeared a peculiar way of life, which however did not proclaim...
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A boat that travels, the Holy Mountain In the monasteries it guards precious beauties and in the foundations many sweats...
