Abba Isaiah People who are humble, don’t have a tongue that makes observations about others who show neglect or who are living a casual life. They don’t have eyes that look out for failings in others, nor ears to listen to something that doesn’t benefit their soul. They aren’t Read more…
Archimandrite Kyrillos Kostopoulos The return to the deification of reason is a feature of the modern era, though its impressive technological achievements also involve the fear factor and the risk of surprises for the future of humankind. What is rare and often totally lacking is existential joy. Western Puritanism Read more…
Starets Efstratij Golovanski In confession, we should be neither ashamed nor afraid. Fear and shame are irrational feelings which derive either from the devil or our egotism. The confessor who conducts this sacrament would never dream of judging you as regards your sins. How can one sinner judge another? Read more…
Abba Dorotheos 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, and you will find rest [1] for your souls’ [Matth. 11, Read more…
Protopresbyter Themistoklis Mourtzanos Bad thoughts poison life and the relations between people. Especially between a married couple, where thoughts prevail which are the result of the corrosion of time and from the fact that we, as people, aren’t the way others want us to be and the others aren’t Read more…
Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou The New Testament is not merely different from the Old but brings to the world the incomparable uniqueness of new life in Christ. The Lord came that we may have life and have it in abundance (John 10:10). He is the fulness of time, for He Read more…
Protopresbyter Vasileios Kalliakmanis, Professor of the Theological School, A.U.Th. Whenever there’s mention of Saint Basil, we always highlight his studies in Athens, his ascetic life in Pontus, his lack of possessions, his contributions to society, and his literary oeuvre. It’s certainly true that the author of that outstanding theological Read more…
Anonymous We must learn to show understanding in our dealings with other people. Our attitude towards them is a mirror which reveals the truth about ourselves. We shouldn’t forget that tax-collectors and harlots repented and were saved, whereas the scribes and pharisees who condemned them weren’t. Nobody’s appointed us Read more…
Protopresbyter Themistoklis Mourtzanos One of the most difficult moments in life is when there’s a rift between people over a particular matter. Parents don’t want to make their teenage children resentful so they give in to them on all sides. On the other hand, teenagers- boys and girls- are Read more…
Saint John of Kronstadt Before God made this beautiful world and the people in it, he knew that we would fall and, from the very beginning, had the means of setting us to rights after this fall. And that was to descend to earth himself, the Son of God, Read more…