Elder Moisis the Athonite † We’ve said before that God isn’t impassioned, punitive or vindictive. If he were so, he’d have to be evil. But there’s not a trace of wickedness in the divinity. Every trial’s a divine lesson and a form of asceticism, which we’ve otherwise voluntarily removed Read more
Protopresbyter Georgios Dorbarakis I was in the Evangelismos Hospital. I was concerned about my soul’s unreadiness. When my spiritual guide (the late Elder Epifanios Theodoropoulos) visited me, I said: ‘I’m praying that God will give me a few more years of life, so that I can repent’. He answered: Read more
Protopresbyter Themistoklis Mourtzanos The world and our life have become very complex. Most people can’t bear it. As a result, we try to oversimplify things, formulating interpretations, proposals, and solutions that might make sense. On social media, on the internet, as well as the comments on the news by Read more
Archimandrite Symeon Krayiopoulos † Those who observe real, uncompromising obedience don’t only benefit and thrive, but they also experience miracles of spiritual progress, a spiritual change. They gradually emerge from the machinations in which they’ve been trapped- from a variety of unhealthy conditions- they act more freely, they’re relieved, Read more
Saint Theophan the Recluse Almost everyone has doubts about the faith at one time or another. It’s possible to dispel them, however, with opposing arguments which confirm the truth of the divine revelation regarding the world and humankind: the order and harmony of the universe; the miracle of life; Read more
Protopresbyter Georgios Dorbarakis ‘Illumined, brethren, by the resurrection of Christ the Savior and having reached the mid-point of the Lord’s feast, let us keep God’s commandments assiduously; that we may be worthy to celebrate the Ascension and enjoy the presence of the Holy Spirit (Doxastiko, Lauds, Saturday of Mid-Pentecost). Read more
Saint Nectarios of Pentapolis If you fight the good fight, God will strengthen you. In the struggle, we identify our weaknesses, our failings and our flaws. It’s the mirror of our spiritual state. Those who haven’t struggled don’t know themselves. Don’t ignore even small transgressions. If some sin befalls Read more
Savvas Alexandrou In Orthodox Patristic Theology, evil is viewed as a consequence of our submission to the passions, which are inflamed by the demons, abetted by our wicked disposition. In the second volume of the Philokalia, in his work ‘400 headings on love’, Saint Maximos the Confessor tells us Read more
Saint John Chrysostom Do you want me to tell you whose work those people are doing who leave before the end of the divine liturgy and don’t take part in the final prayers of thanksgiving? What I’m going to say may be harsh, but I have to say it. Read more
Saint Tikhon of Zadonsk Those who love the world don’t love God, according to the testimony of Saint John the Evangelist: ‘If people love the world they do not have love for God within them’ (1 John 2, 15). These are people who want to live this life in Read more