Fr. Athanasios Mitilinaios affirms that persecutions always follow those who live a pious life, and shows us how the persecuted control the persecutors.
Guided by St. Tikhon of Zadonsk, we present some signs of Pride to reflect upon, in order to help us eradicate it from our heart, and thus acquire humility.
St. Nicholas Kavasilas teaches that the spiritual life does not require one to go far-away and that he should learn all the sciences the world offers.
Almost fourteen centuries after Saint John wrote “The Ladder” for monks of his day, the way upward remains the same today.
A monk once asked Abba Pambo, “Is it true, Abba, that the customs and traditions of Christians will change and there will be no priests in the churches?”
Saint Nektarios of Pentapolis explains why God allows temptations and counsels us to “place our trust in God”.
Abba Isaiah went to a field where the harvest had just ended and teaches the monks a lesson about entitlement.
“If we want to be patriots of our country, we must fight our [personal] shortcomings.”
The justice of men does not compare to God’s justice. Our great King and God’s justice is totally imbalanced–in our favor! Just what is Divine justice?
