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 […]
Tag: Life Messages
The three levels of the soul
Conscious, subconscious, unconscious According to what the expert scientists, the psychologists, say, our soul is divided into three levels. It is somewhat like an edifice which […]
The Lord takes pity on us
God doesn’t let us go through whatever gives us a hard time for the sake of us having a hard time. Could that ever be possible since he […]
“To make a beginning” I start the true life at any moment
“To make a beginning”: I start the true life at any moment In the texts of the holy fathers we frequently encounter the exhortation: “to make a beginning”. […]
At church … twice as healed
At church man is freed from the demonic influence and the traps the devil sets. At church man is healed. These are not just words. It’s the […]
Palm Sunday
(John. 12, 1-18) How interested are we to meet Christ? Six days before Christ’s passion, we find the Lord at the house of Martha and Mary where he […]
5th Sunday of Great Lent St. Mary of Egypt
(Mark 10, 32-45) As you feel the love of God, you ought to respond possitevely to His love The Lord goes up to Jerusalem in order to […]
4th Sunday of Great Lent – St. John of the Ladder
(Mark. 9, 14-29) “I believe, Lord, help my unbelief” In today’s gospel passage, the Lord again is seeking faith. Today, even the best things erode the faith. […]
2nd Sunday of the Fast (St. Gregory Palamas)
(Mark. 2, 1-12) That our heart be supported by Christ Man often uses his logic to think negatively –just like the Scribes and the Pharisees do– in a […]
Τhe Sunday of Orthodoxy
(John. 1, 44-52) Orthodoxy is: “Come and see” “Can anything good come out of Nazareth?” Nathanael asks. And Philip replies: “Come and see”. Though Nazareth is an […]