Matt. 5: 14-19 July 13th, 2014 Many times God removes – intentionally one might say – certain things we rely upon in our lives precisely so that we will be dependent on […]
Tag: Life Messages
Five Reasons to Visit a Monastery
Striving to Live a Christ-centered Life: Five Reasons to Visit a Monastery Introduction: Journeying by boat to visit their beloved spiritual father, Constantine Palamas – the father of […]
Leaders of the Apostles Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul
5th Sunday of June June 29th, 2014 Some main points in the life of the leaders of the Apostles. “For when I am weak, then I am strong” […]
Sunday of the Blind Man
5th Sunday After Pascha May 25, 2014 (John 9: 1-38) “Master, who did sin, this man, or his parents, that he was born blind?” It doesn’t work this way. […]
Sunday of the Samaritan Woman
4th Sunday After Pascha May 18th, 2014, (John 4: 5-42) “With the Samaritan Woman the Lord spoke two words” If ever the Lord should approach and begin to converse […]
Pascha
Bit by bit, grace comes The Lord has risen, my brethren, so that we may also rise. Presently, as long as we still find ourselves in […]
Thomas Sunday
(John. 20, 19-29) “Blessed are those who have not seen and yet believe” Christ works with many Christians just as he did with Thomas: He shows condescension […]
Before the Nativity
(Mat. 1: 1-25) The biggest evil and the biggest of all goods It so happens that even a lot of christians have not realised that all […]
Man is able to become holy without dark basements and repressed experiences
Before man sinned, he didn’t have dark basements and repressed experiences hidden deep within him. Roman Catholics, and even more so Protestants, hold that man was created by […]
Learning from St. Dositheos’ Example
Perfect obedience is this: ( St. Dorotheos ) never allowed ( his disciple, Dositheos ) to become attached to any material objects. Dositheos took everything with joy and faith and obeyed willingly in everything. When he […]