What is Gods will?
Every now and then, some people ask: “But what is God’s will? I don’t know the will of God.” What don’t you know? You don’t know, for example, that […]
Author: Helen Kotsaridou
Posts by Helen Kotsaridou
Faring is the Foundation
Fasting is the beginning and foundation of all spiritual work. Whatever you build on this foundation, therefore, becomes indestructible because it is built on solid stone. But if you […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona-Never lose your courage
. 25. Yes, my child, Jesus alone will become everything to you. Put your trust in Him Who said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.” 1 Never lose […]
About confession
While you repent, confess, and weep – deep inside you always have a reservation: a hidden hope and an attempt to salvage something from your old man. You […]
Saint Methodius the Confessor, Patriarch of Constantinople
Saint Methodius, who lived during the time of the iconoclast emperor Theophilos (829 – 842 AD), was born in Syracuse, Sicily, in a noble family. After finishing his studies […]
Crusify the flesh
“And those of Christ crucified their flesh with their passions and desires.” (Gal. 5:22). Today this order of things has been reversed: men crucify the flesh, not with […]
Feast of All Saints – Sunday after Pentecost
On this day, the Sunday following Pentecost, we celebrate the feast of All Saints who shone forth throughout the entire world. The Gospel reading is from Matthew and consists […]
In the memory of the saints
God not only saves, He also makes holy those souls that receive His word, His entire work. All the saints have the same Holy Spirit. Therefore, in terms […]
They were in vain
For he who spent his life doing the greatest of benefactions, but in the end submitted himself to evil, all his previous labors were in vain, because he […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona-† Ascesis
Ascesis is man’s struggle to keep the commandments of Christ. It encompasses not only his bodily and spiritual effort, but also the method by which he passes through […]