Don’t ruin a good today by thinking too much about a bad yesterday. Let it go. It is water under the bridge. So, let your past make you better, not bitter, because–
A nation is an open hand in which burns the flame of the faith throughout history. The scope of war is not to be killed for one’s nation. The scope of war is
Pride does not allow the soul to set out on the path of faith. Here is my advice to the unbeliever: let him say,
Force yourselves; say the Jesus prayer; stop idle talk; close your mouths to criticism; place doors and locks
The demons of vainglory prophesy in dreams. Being unscrupulous, they guess the future and foretell it to us. When these visions come true, we are amazed; and we are indeed
In order for you to have time for prayer you must not concern yourself with things that other people can do. Let’s take an example.
Everyday I say to myself, today I will make a new start. My job is not to judge. My job is not to
The man who chooses to consider God an avenger, presuming that in this manner he
People were created to be loved and to love. Things were created to be used. The reason the world is in chaos is because
The aim of our hierarchy is to make us as much
Love of God extinguishes our love for our parents. And so he who says that he has both deceives himself. He should listen to Him who says: No man can serve two masters. I have
In order to render justice to all, you must be very strict with yourself and very merciful to others. Merciful means to be “unjust”
The demons praised one of the most discerning brothers, appearing to him in visible form. But this most wise man said to them: ‘If you
The whole purpose of the Saviour’s commandments is to free the nous from dissipation and hatred. God’s commandments excel all
“God created man in His own image, in the image of God He created him; male and female, He created them.” (Genesis 1:27). At the first glance, it seems that it should read “men” or “humans” because there are two. However,
We should not fear confession because confession is the door to heaven. This is because God won’t cure us from our existential distortions unless we practically
If you notice that your mind constantly wanders off to various chores that you have to do, you must realize that
If Peter had not failed to catch anything during the night’s fishing (cf. Lk 5:5), he would not have caught anything during the day. And if Paul had not suffered physical blindness (cf. Ac 9:8), he would not have been given spiritual sight. And if Stephen had not been slandered as a blasphemer, he would not have seen the heavens opened and have looked on God (cf. Ac 6:15; 7:56). As work according to God is called virtue, so unexpected affliction is called a
A thankful spirit is a source of joy, whereas an unthankful spirit is a source of sadness. Being grateful for a gift
Humility is a Divine property and the perfection of the Christian life. It is attained through
What are the proofs of God’s existence? First of all, for the one who is stuck in his own reasoning, it is impossible with human means to prove to him the existence of God, because God does not impose His existence on anyone. Such a man can be convinced only through our personal example and prayer. However,
It is very important to use a prayer rope when we pray the Jesus prayer, because it helps our minds concentrate by using our sense of touch, our most sensitive sensory perception. Even if 90% of the information transmitted to the human brain is visual, the tactile stimuli
Those who enter the contest of sanctification must renounce all things, despise all things, and shake off all things, that they may lay a firm foundation. A good foundation of three layers and three pillars is
If you see a man who has sinned and you do not pity him, the grace of God will leave you. Whoever curses bad people, and does not pray for them, will never come to know
Fasts and vigils, the study of Scripture, renouncing possessions and everything worldly are not in themselves perfection, as we have said; they are its tools. For perfection is
In union with humility it is impossible that there should be any appearance of hatred, or any kind of dispute, or even
Sin is a blazing fire. The less fuel you give it, the faster it dies down; the more you feed it, the more it burns. Whoever does not voluntarily withdraw himself from
Christian, if we want to have our hearts filled with divine love, we must first empty them of the love of this world, it frivolous and sinful customs, and then turn our hearts to the one God, our only good and happiness and eternal beatitude.
When a foolish person is accused or shouted at he is wounded by it and tries to contradict, or at once makes an apology to his accuser, not out of humility but in order to stop the accusations. But when
