Terrible is the approach of death to people who are passionate, sinful and weak, who have not tried to live blamelessly in this vain...

It is clear that healing itself, while resulting from natural processes, actually comes from God. Dr. Jean-Claude Larchet St. Theophilus...

Suffering is an indication of another Kingdom which we look to. If being Christian meant being “happy” in this life, we wouldn’t need...

Victors over evil. It is one's personal effort to eradicate evil and to implant good that the essence of Christian struggle or...

Grant that my sickness may be the means of my true repentance and amendment of my life according to Thy will, that I may spend the rest...

1. interjection: used to express grief, regret or distress 1. noun: a condition of deep suffering from misfortune, affliction, or grief...

Remember, O man, that thou art dust. And unto dust shalt thou return. Riches do not remain. Glory does not accompany one to the other...

Do not fear, for we have before us our big brothers - the angels - who fight together with us. December 7, 2019. Memory eternal! For...

There is no greater evil than egotism. It gives birth to all temptations and troubles, and woe to whomever it entangles - it will deform...

Among all the attitudes recommended by the Fathers in times of illness, patience and thanksgiving come first. St. John of Gaza goes so...

The days pass and fly away. The hours run without stopping. In the headlong rush of time the world nears its end. Ephraim the Syrian...

I leave my illness in Your Holy Hands, whenever You - Who love me so much - want to heal me, I will also want it then. I only ask Your...

If you wish, you can be a slave of the passions, and if you wish, you can remain free, and choose not to submit to their soul crushing...

The sons of the world consider distraction to be innocent, but the Holy Fathers consider it to be the beginning of all evil. Saint...

What is our life? Almost the same thing as the life of a leaf on a tree! After many years of absence, I visited that beautiful village...

Now is the time. Let your Light shine. I reflected upon the day my life will end and I groaned when I saw the multitude of my...

Blessed is he, who like a courageous warrior defending heavenly treasures, preserves his soul and body without reproach in the Lord. Holy...

We must be prepared to accept the will of God. The Lord permits all sorts of things to happen to us contrary to our will, for if we...

Everyone has a cross to carry. Elder Ephraim of Katounakia Every single person has a cross to carry. Why? Since the leader of our...