Like the older tree If we don’t go often to confession, it is more difficult to remove passions and sins from inside of us. An older and big tree […]
Category: Saints and Elders – Counsels
Regarding silence- Elder Efraim of Arizona
Always be prudent in your words; that is, first think and then speak; do not let your tongue run ahead before you think what you have to […]
Light and darkness in the soul
Light and darkness in the soul Sometimes we are troubled and we are not sure why we feel down. Everything seems to be so heavy on our heart and soul. […]
Sayings by Abba Ammonas
Sayings by Abba Ammonas St Ammonas’ life is especially interesting and inspirational for us because of his victory over anger, a passion with which he struggled for many years. Abba […]
The difference between rependance and contrition
The difference between rependance and contrition “Thinking of my own sinfulness brings the need for contrition. We are not speaking yet about repentance, but about contrition. Repentance is a […]
Should or shouldn’t reveal my thoughts to another?
Should or shouldn’t reveal my thoughts to another? Some of us, today, often neglect the significance of the sacrament; Repentance and Confession. Often we feel that we can repent, […]
Advice for parents from elder Porfyrios
Advice for parents from elder Porfyrios Today we put before you the words of one of the most inspiring elders of our times. The late Elder Porphyrios was a […]
Wisdom from Elder Leonid of Optina
Wisdom from Elder Leonid of Optina Disciple: Is mental prayer granted to everyone? Elder Leonid: Whomever the Lord visits with grievous trial, with sorrow or with the deprivation of […]
Tips from the Monastery: Keeping an Icon under your Pillow
Tips from the Monastery: Keeping an Icon under your Pillow I bought a new pillow the other day, three days ago to be exact. I was excited because I […]
Holy sayings
ON MENTORSHIP The mentor who recedes to a mentee that speaks back at him improperly, he allows his mentee to wonder on this topic and prepares him to violate […]