Less sorrow, more faith…
The less faith we have, the more our sorrows. One of the most important benefits of faith is that it ...
Friday, May 16, 2025
Tag: Spirituality
Patience: It does not make sense without love!
By f. Themistoklis Mourtzanos There are things that need hard work and patience, such as human relations, admission to the ...
Venerable Peter: The first ascetic of Mount Athos
Venerable Peter is one of the most celebrated ascetics to settle upon the Mount Athos. It is recorded that Peter's ...
The Lord loves us very much
By Saint Silouan the Athonite The Lord loves us very much. This is what taught me the Holy Spirit, given ...
Six ways to foster silence this Lent
We are on the threshold of the second Sunday of Great Lent dedicated to Saint Gregory Palamas also known as ...
Crisis and self-criticism
by Monk Moses of Mount Athos Athanasius the Great says: "While the mind of man was made by the Most ...
The Annunciation
by Archim. Dionysios Karagiannis On the great day of the Annunciation everything is divine and wonderful, glorious and exquisite, but ...
Ungratefulness in human relations
by f. Themistocles Mourtzanos Ungratefulness is a life attitude of many people. Based on their gifts, the power of money, ...
The devil fears the prayer rope
In the same Skete of Saint Anna, Monk Procopios had a great desire to learn music in order to praise ...
People who love never feel lonely!
by Monk Moses of Mount Athos People who are truly humble have no fear. People who love God and their ...
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