Saint Catherine possessed all human gifts, all of them, indeed. Richness, wisdom and beauty, too. However, she sacrificed all her gifts as if they were nothing, in order […]
Category: Spiritual art in everyday life
The man who blames himself for his sins
A man who blames himself for his sins, expe- riences this truth and this reality: that he’s a sinful “nothing”. He gives up all hope that something good […]
The uncreated light. The energy of God
Saint Gregory Palamas often makes references to the event of the Lord’s Transfiguration. “And His face did shine as the sun, and His raiment was white as the light”. […]
Saint Nestor
Saint Demetrius taught his disciples about Christ in the Shelter, in the crypt. Τhey didn’t simply have feasts and celebrations. That would be the easy part. He taught them […]
When the grace of God is present
Justice on God’s part is what God does for man, which is, ultimately, salvation. On man’s part, justice is the whole piety, the whole devoutness, the holy life, the […]
The progress in spiritual life
If you want to make progress in spiritual life, know this basic thing: whether you feel it or not, you should try to convince yourself that the Lord, […]
My Lord don’t live me !…
Someone who is mournful by nature and has sor row and melancholy in his heart, can turn all this, little by little, into spiritual mourning. When you sink into […]
The Holy 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 […]
What is the truth repentance
Man usually repents because of a big sorrow, or under extreme pressure. But such repentance isn’t pleasing to God. It’s not the kind of repentance which will cost your […]
God has always kept us in His mind
Entering the new year, let us look into ourselves, let us examine whether we truly belong to the Church and whether we are active and healthy members of the […]