The example of Mary of Egypt should not confuse us by its remoteness in time from our own era, for man throughout his entire history has possessed mind, and will, and feelings, and passions, and has ...
For Orthodox Christians the lives of the saints function not only as lesson in holiness, morality or zeal, but most importantly as evidence
Lenten asceticism is an invitation, a call to something greater, more beautiful and more fulfilling than anything our ordinary experience can offer. It is an appeal, made by God Himself, to recognize ...
If, according to the word of Christ, patience is so salutary, then it can be placed next to the queen of all virtues: humility, right next to meekness, and we need to ponder deeply about the Lord’s ...
Heaven is not empty: it is already inhabited by a multitude of spirits of the righteous, whence they so often appear to those living on earth.
Most people are not entirely sure how to practice fasting in such a way that abstinence will increase their charity
Do many today in the West read the works of the ascetic and spiritual writers of the ancient Church? But the Orthodox – monks and laity – read these books and guide their spiritual life by them
