How mistaken are those people who seek happiness outside of themselves, in foreign lands and journeys, in riches and glory, in great possessions and pleasures, in diversions and vain things, […]
Category: Holy Fathers Quote
The Caress of Prayer
A child needs to be surrounded by people who pray and pray ardently. A mother should not be satisfied by giving her child a physical caress, but should also coddle […]
For the Sake of the Poor
If you have riches, avoid applying your heart to them lest you thus depart in your heart from God. Ye cannot serve God and Mammon (Mt. 6:24). Likewise avoid squandering […]
“Let Us At Least Die Like Christians!”
In the book “Everyday Saints” there is a section about a monastery in Russia which had fallen into moral decay. This was not long ago, by the way. It all […]
Our Thoughts Reflect Our Life
Our thoughts reflect our whole life. If our thoughts are quiet, peaceful, and full of love, kindness, and purity, then we have peace, for peaceful thoughts make possible the existence […]
Confess, and Do Not Despair
If you have transgressed […], and have sinned, do not despair. But at that very moment, confess your sin and fall down with humility before the compassionate eyes of God […]
Worldly Distractions
All the labour and all the care of our adversary consists in trying to divert our thought from the remembrance of God and from love for Him. To this end he […]
The Path to Peace
To die to one’s neighbor is this: To bear your own faults and not to pay attention to anyone else wondering whether they are good or bad. Do no harm […]
Joyfully Giving to the Poor
Why do you complain of giving something to the poor? Why do you display bad temper in the practice of almsgiving? If they see you in that frame of mind, […]
The World’s Longing for God
We long for absolute good and absolute peace with all our heart. In reality, we long for God. God is life, God is love; He is peace and joy. In […]