Elder

Sin never appears as it really is, naked, abstract, because if it did, it wouldn’t deceive people’s minds so easily...

Nobody’s infallible, especially when they’re still imperfect and full of badness. There are lots of things they don’t know, and...

Egotism is an absurd passion  which is literally a scourge of humankind. We all suffer from this dread disease. Self-centred...

The Jesus prayer gives you so much sweetness, so much joy. It’s short, but it’s got so much power. So...

  If you don’t see Christ with the eyes of your soul when you pray, you haven’t learned to pray....

By Archimandrite Touma (Bitar) Abbot of the Monastery of St. Silouan the Athonite– Douma A few years ago, before the...

They surrender their lives to the “Geronta” or “Elder” or “Starets” trusting him to lead them to perfection and sanctification-”theosis”....

From the ‘Large Gerontiko’  An elder once said that there was this hermit who was living in the deepest desert...

Scenes from the 1st year memorial service on the resting place of Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi. Click here for the...

1. A miracle performed to a Turk forester. This event was conveyed to me by elder Christodoulos, when I was...

These days when stress and insecurity prevails and unimportant issues are presented as crucial, I think we must remember the...

If we saw how much Christ loves us… The Lord does not abandon us, never and no way.  From the...

Innocence is greater than genius. Elder Amphilochios of Patmos

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...

“Injustice is a big sin. Those who commit injustice put fire on their head .” Elder Paisios

Continued from (2) 2. Initial Difficulties and Aid from Grace asion that presents itself arouses enthusiasm and interest. The remote...