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 […]
Category: Saints and Elders – Counsels
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 […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona. What we have to think every day and night!
When God brings the new day, let us think that it is our last day and that when the sun sets we shall depart to the judgment seat of […]
How to protect yourself from Jealousy
Jealousy does a lot of harm to the other person. The one who puts the evil eye on the one who is jealous of, does not even think that […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona.Never lose your courage
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 your […]
The Right Teacher- They were in vain
Don’t believe, my friend, all those who promise that they teach about virtue, because they all turn out to be unworthy, but believe those in whom virtue really […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona. About Repentance
No matter what happened with your parents, confession forgives and erases everything, my dear brother in the Lord. Recall how much the prodigal son sinned, 1 and how much […]
The Holly Bible
The first governor of Greece, Ioannis Kapodistrias, visited once a school. He talked to the children, and finally wanted to see the teacher’s library. The teacher had many […]
Elder Efraim of Arizona. The devil deceives us
The devil deceives us, and we forget that we ought to compel ourselves, for the days are passing, and we are gradually approaching death to our inconsolable regret. Compel […]
The Sorrowful Prophet: The theological personality of the prophet Jeremiah
The prophet Jeremiah lived and acted in biblical Israel, specifically in the kingdom of Judah from the 7th to the 6th century BC. He came from a priestly […]