We enter today the period of the Great Fast in preparation for Pascha. We are called to repent, to forgive,...
By St. John of Kronstadt Fear evil like fire. Don’t let it touch your heart even if it seems just...
St. Paisius Velichkovsky When this happens, occupy the mind with the thought of death. Come mentally to the grave; behold...
“Search for me, A needle in a haystack, Find where I lie, Pain hidden by a rag, Here I hide...
Monk Alexander Source: Orthodox Research Institute We have no power to change another person, and we should not waste our...
Continued from (2) In the context of forbidding attitude of the Eastern Fathers toward mental images, it seems necessary to...
Continued from (1) In other words, according to St. Ignatii (Bryanchaninov), purposefully creating images in one’s mind, and even accepting...
Just as there can be a properly trained voice, there can be a properly trained soul. —Fr. Alexander Yelchaninov Fr....
