How to treat your brother
Do not consider your brother, who until yesterday was spiritual and virtuous, evil and wicked because of the hatred towards him which was created today by the influence […]
Author: Helen Kotsaridou
Posts by Helen Kotsaridou
Elder Efraim of Arizona. About Repentance
(The Elder writes to one of his spiritual daughters in the world:) † All that you suffered, my daughter, was because of your self-reliance. Didn’t I advise you to have […]
What is sin ?
According to Orthodox belief, sin isn’t just that I don’t do this or the other that is a commandment of God, or do something or the other, which opposes […]
A sanctified soul radiates goodness
That which is not expressed usually has more power than words. Evil has no barriers, it is not hindered either by locks or by distances. Evil can even wreck […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona. About Humility
Didn’t Lucifer and Adam fall away from God through pride and rebellion? Wasn’t Adam saved by the humility of the Theotokos—“Behold the handmaid of the Lord; let it be […]
What separates the soul from God
You cannot imagine how joyous a spiritual father is when at last a soul overcomes its ignorance, its obstinacy, the condition that makes it as if blind! All this […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona. Repentance
Repentance is endless. All the virtues, by the grace of God, may be perfected by man, but no one can perfect repentance, since we need repentance until our last […]
God can make each of us a Saint
In the lives of the saints we find the Gospel put into practice. Studying the Gospel alongside the Lives of the Saints, which we imitate, we are not deceived. […]
Dealing with struggle-Dealing with conflict
“Do not be despondent when fighting against the incorporeal enemy, but even in the midst of your afflictions and oppression praise the Lord, Who has found you worthy to […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona about the importance of Silence
Do not grieve for me, my child, but struggle ardently. Struggle in silence, prayer, and mourning, and you will find the elements of eternal life. […]