Wednesday, April 4, 2018

“Man is half love, half struggle” ( Elder Justin Pârvu )

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The newly departed servant of Christ, Elder Justin (Pârvu) of Romania and his Words of Wisdom Motto: “If we would be willin...
Monday, April 2, 2018

A Prayer written by Elder Joseph the Hesychast

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O Master, our sweetest Lord Jesus Christ, send forth Your grace and free me from the bonds of sin. Enlighten the darkness of my sou...
Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Have you noticed how some people are always grumbling? ( St. Paisios )

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Have you noticed how some people are always grumbling? I have a good friend who always begins his story about his latest trip by tel...
Sunday, March 25, 2018

Will the Lord forgive those women who have had multiple abortions but have sincerely repented? . .( Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica )

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Q. Will the Lord forgive those women who have had multiple abortions but have sincerely repented? What can they do to redeem their sin? A...
Friday, March 23, 2018

Are Passions Natural?

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What is a passion?  They are impulses that move us to action by overcoming our will. Because of this we say they enslave us. They ar...
Tuesday, March 20, 2018

Little Dimitri with the gift of insight...( God's Grace )

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  In September of a certain year, there was a great deal of turmoil observed in the Department of Oncology of the University Hospital ...
Saturday, March 17, 2018

Saint Patrick, the Enlightener of Ireland

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Saint Patrick, the Apostle of the Irish, was seized from his native Britain by Irish marauders when he was sixteen years old. Though the...
Thursday, March 15, 2018

Bearing the Shame of Confession..( Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou )

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From “Remember thy First Love” by Archimandrite Zacharias Zacharou Question: In taking the steps which you have presented to u...
Sunday, March 11, 2018

In order to be reconciled to someone with whom we are at odds, the first thing we are to do is to accuse ourselves.

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The Holy Fathers tell us that, in order to be reconciled to someone with whom we are at odds, the first thing we are to do is to acc...
Thursday, March 8, 2018

The Differences Among Trials

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A section taken from “Elder Joseph the Hesychast: Struggles, Experiences, Teachings,” by Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi Trials, or temp...