When He came into the world, Our Lord Jesus Christ had complete respect for the freedom of us His servants:...
One of the signs of egotism is the presence of some feeling of jealousy within us. We must avoid this...
Insofar as someone suffers a variety of trials, be they bodily or spiritual and bears them consciously and thanks God,...
We say that mental prayer is for all Christians. Mental prayer is also called prayer of the heart. You ask...
Take care that you know the health and sickness of your soul. Saint Basil the Great Source: pemptousia.com
It’s great to walk, to work, to move and to have your health. But first you should have your spiritual...
Abbot – Georgios Kapsanis of Gregoriou When marriage is no more than a physical and social fact, without becoming a...
I don’t want Paradise without you, my children. » Elder Amphilochios Makris of Patmos Source: pemptousia.com
People are never satisfied with what they’ve got, since the soul wasn’t made for this world. So earthly things can’t...
Let’s not give the devil any justification. I don’t allow myself any resentful thoughts nor any egotistical ones, so that...
Be patient with your own passions and be patient with mine. Then you’ll become a saint. » Elder Ephraim of Katounakia...
We are Easter people living, in a Good Friday world. Barbara Johnson Source: pemptousia.com
The reason why people sin is because they’ve been hoodwinked in their search for what’s good by ignoring the moral...
The state of people’s souls is affected by their parents and this is something they carry with them throughout their...
We should always have complete affection in our souls, even though we may often be disappointed with the behaviour of...
Our struggle to enter into the eternal life of God Himself is neither a simple nor an easy thing. Our...
Beautiful things are linked to pain, but pain also brings joy. A rose produces a thorn and the thorn a...
The passions cover Divine Grace, just as ash covers the spark. With asceticism and prayer, however, the heart is cleansed...
Say the prayer, say the Jesus prayer and that’ll bring you into such a good state that however much you...
We find ourselves on the sea of life – sometimes it’s a storm, other times it’s a mill-pond. God’s Grace...
