Continued from (13) The Elder very often stressed the importance of vigil as the most practical method in the spiritual...
Continued from (Part XXXI) Holy Repentance (Penance — Confession). The Sacrament of Repentance developed early in the Church’s history in...
Continued from (12) Perhaps I am now making myself incomprehensible or exaggerating, in the view of those who do not...
The deeper sorrow carves our hearts, the more space love can fill. Often we see pain and trials at face...
Continued from (Part XXX) The Holy Icons One of the first things that strikes a non-Orthodox visitor to an Orthodox...
Venerable St. John of Rila, a great spirit-filled ascetic struggler of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church, is the heavenly patron of...
Continued from (11) 10. From St Basil to Little St Anna ‘The solitaries lead a blessed life, for divine love...
Continued from (Part XXIX) The Most-Holy Theotokos and Ever-Virgin Mary. In the theology and piety of the Orthodox Church, a...
Four corners of my bed Four angels over head Matthew, Mark, Luke and John Bless this bed I lay upon...
Abba Anthony said: I saw all the snares of the enemy spread out upon the world. And I sighed, and...
Continued from (Part XXVIII) 4. Blessed are those who hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled. The...
In the midst of that night, in my darkness, I saw the awesome sight of Christ opening the heavens for...
Few figures in history have been as fascinating as Alexander the Great. In 323 B.C. he died at the early...
Continued from (10) Although they stayed in their hut more than before, they did go out from time to...
I. Who follows Jesus shall not walk Read the Gospel In darksome road with danger rife; But in his heart...
Continued from (9) 9. Various Trials and Manifest Aid from our Lady the Mother of God The Apostle Paul informs...
Draw near to me O Lord, hasten to help me, bring my soul out of affliction and have mercy on...
By Bishop John (Kallos) of Thermon The first and great commandment of Christ was the commandment to love. “Thou shalt...
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