We should exercise our mind to guard it of ignorance
By pious Nicodemus the Athonite For this is required practice, which is the third thing that should be…
Water teaches us the right way of life
A saint from the Holy Mountain was asked by his disciples: “You’ve been standing for so long on…
God forgive me when I complain!
Today I saw in the bus a beautiful girl with golden hair. I envied her. She seemed so…
Christ and the Holy Mother of God don’t punish, they love…
We often hear someone saying:” I did this bad thing and the Holy Mother of God punished me.”…
Art as monument of the separation of man from God (I)
Archimandrite Savatie Bastovoi Art is what man understood from his separation of God. It is the drama of…
Appointment with death
An old Arabic tale tells us the sad story of the janissary of the sultan from Baghdad. One…
Terrible: Father, you killed me!
While driving on a great boulevard, a lady witnessed a car accident occurring right under her eyes and…
How is love born in the soul of man and remains there forever?
How is love born in the soul of man? Love is the fruit of virtue. And love in…
The simple monk defended Orthodoxy with his humility and faith
Once the monk B went in a village for some affairs of the monastery. When he got there…
The angel tied to the priest
In one of the many manuscripts from the Holy Mountain I found the following story: In the Holy…