St. John the Forerunner

One of the common errors we make is to think in either/or or black&white terms. For example we may read from one of the desert fathe...

If a man has no worries about himself at all for the sake of love toward God and the working of good deeds, knowing that God is taking c...

Those who have truly decided to serve the Lord God should practice the remembrance of God and uninterrupted prayer to Jesus Christ, me...

  Just as the Lord is solicitous about our salvation, so too the murder of men, the devil, strives to lead a man into despair. A lofty a...

The body is the handmaid of the soul, and the soul, its queen. Therefore it often happens that by the mercy of God our body is debilita...

Giving alms must be done with a spiritually kind disposition, in agreement with the teachings of St. Isaac the Syrian: "If you give ...

If a man has no worries about himself at all for the sake of love toward God and the working of good deeds, knowing that God is taking ca...

Why do we judge our neighbors? Because we are not trying to get to know ourselves. Someone busy trying to understand himself has no time ...

Fasting, prayer, alms, and every other good Christian deed is good in itself, but the purpose of the Christian life consists not only in ...

It is necessary by all means to try to keep one’s spiritual peace, and not to become provoked by insults from others. To do this, it is n...

It is necessary by all means to try to keep one’s spiritual peace, and not to become provoked by insults from others. To do this, it is n...

St. Seraphim of Sarov, the Righteous Wonderworker - Commemorated on January 2 Saint Seraphim of Sarov, a great ascetic of the Russian C...

        In order to accept and perceive the light of Christ in one’s heart, it is necessary to divert oneself from the external as much a...

             The spiritual world is gained by sorrows. The scriptures say: "We went through fire and through water: but thou brough...

              The spiritual world is gained by sorrows. The scriptures say: "We went through fire and through water: but thou brough...

  On God  God is a fire that warms and kindles the heart and inward parts. Hence, if we feel in our hearts the cold which comes from t...

Why do we judge our neighbors? Because we are not trying to get to know ourselves. Someone busy trying to understand himself has no time ...

The first and most important thing to remember is that we do not bring anyone into the Church – its not our job. We do not attract people...