Month: September 2016
30 posts
Zeal is not enough, spiritual experience is also required
The Metropolitan Ierotheos of Nafpaktos Given the fact that there have been intense discussions lately regarding the Synod…
Saint Nektarios about the Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Archimandrite Vassilios Bakoyannis At the beginning of the twentieth century, in the time when the Church was pastured…
When you give, you don’t get poor, but rich
The baker rebuked his woman because she went to churches and gave alms to the poor and money…
Everyone gives what’s in his soul
One day a rich man gave a basket with garbage to a poor. The poor smiled and left…
Eyes we have and we don’t see
This is our problem. We don’t see those around us who are overwhelmed by sadness, despair, loneliness, pains…
The difference between humble thinking and the inferiority complex
Elder Porphyrios spoke about the difference between humble thinking and the inferiority complex. “The humble man, he said,…
Take care, my dear, many want only a small piece of meat!
The letter of mother Gavrilia to a girl of nowadays When you would be reading this letter, I…
Our Fervent Intercessor to God
There was once a very lazy monk who didn’t keep the promises of the monastic order. He had…
The monk’s story
(A monk with deep prayer from the Old Russikon tells father Sophronius about his childhood) His family was…
The parable of the mirror
A wise man was asked: “Why poor people are more friendly and sincere than the rich ones?” “Look…