by Fr. Photius Avant –
Despair is never appropriate for the Christian. [Read more…]
Wisdom
The Endless Pursuit Of Malleable ‘Truth’
by Tom Gilbreath –
While freedom from objective truth can at first feel liberating, it eventually entraps and entombs people in a nightmare of shifting ground. [Read more…]
10 Essential Conditions for Coming to Know God’s Truth and Finding Life
by Fr. Thomas Hopko –
1. The belief that the truth of things can be known, and the desire to know the truth and to do it, wherever it leads, is most essential. Indeed it is everything. [Read more…]
Extinguish Anger Before it Consumes Us
by Fr. Pavel Gumerov –
It’s not without reason that the Holy Fathers compare the passion of anger, like lust, with fire, flames, a conflagration. “A spark will ignite a flame.” Beginning with a small flash, anger can engulf the soul in a matter of minutes and lead to irreparable consequences. [Read more…]
Humility is the Root of Everything in Christian Life
by St. Luke, Archbishop of Crimea –
Humility is a great gift of God. And every step along the path of Christ brings us closer to it. When a man’s heart is humble, the Holy Spirit comes to abide in it. What great happiness it is to be humble, and how difficult this is. [Read more…]
Upbringing of Children According to the Orthodox Church Holy Fathers
by Fr. Hector Firoglanis –
The spiritual well-being of our children should take priority over their material needs, their secular education, and their preparation for worldly success.[Read more…]
Our Path to Spiritual Maturity
by Fr. Andrey Lemeshonok –
Only now am I beginning to realise that my life in Christ is just beginning. Before, it was finding grace and losing it. [Read more…]
Thanksgiving is Our Response to God’s Gift
by Bishop Mitrophan (Znosko-Borovsky) –
For us Orthodox Christians, thanksgiving is our testimony to God’s presence in the life of the world [Read more…]
Being Subtly Led Astray Into Sin
by Fr. Michael Wood –
Brethren, be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walks about, seeking whom he may devour: whom resist, steadfast in the faith. [Read more…]
How We Prove Our Love To God
by Fr. James Guirguis –
The love you desire to have towards God is demonstrated by the actual love you show to the flesh and blood people around you, to those who are made in the image and likeness of God. [Read more…]