The monks of the Holy Mountain teach us that through ascetic practices we are able to perfect quietude of body...
Faithful servant of God and invincible martyr, Saint George; favored by God with the gift of faith, and inflamed with...
It is counter-intuitive that God saves man through His own weakness. The irony of the Divine Reversal has provided endless...
“Do you think that I cannot call upon My Father and He will not provide Me at this moment with...
Hear my prayer, O heavenly Father, Ere I lay me down to sleep; Bid Thy angels, pure and holy, Round...
I bind to myself today The strong virtue of the Invocation of the Trinity: I believe the Trinity in the...
Father, through our observance of Lent, help us to understand the meaning of Your Son’s death and resurrection, and teach...
From a homily by Bishop Kallistos Ware My grandmother long ago once wondered, “Why is the Holy Spirit never mentioned...
We all understand how important prayer is for the spiritual life of an Orthodox Christian. But how are we to...
Wash yourselves, and ye shall be clean; put away the wicked ways from your souls before mine eyes; cease to...
O Lord and Master of my life, Grant not unto me a spirit of idleness, of discouragement, of lust for...
Clean Monday is the Monday that begins the season of Great Lent in Eastern Orthodox Churches. This corresponds to the...
Comment (Tagarakis Christos): In the following text there have been written in italics some points that are in contrast with...
A loving angel came to me in dreams, And showed me life’s not always what it seems, And brought me...
Academic theology is not enough for salvation. Read especially the ascetic Fathers. From them you will learn true theology, the...
I bind to myself today The strong virtue of the Invocation of the Trinity: I believe the Trinity in the...
By St. Theophan the Recluse You ask about a prayer rule. Yes, it is good to have a prayer rule...
“Search for me, A needle in a haystack, Find where I lie, Pain hidden by a rag, Here I hide...
Monk Alexander Source: Orthodox Research Institute We have no power to change another person, and we should not waste our...
Venerable St. John of Rila, a great spirit-filled ascetic struggler of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, is the heavenly patron of...