RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
RTOC Diocese of Pallini & Western Europe
We hear it constantly. “Life is a matter of choices.” At first glance, it sounds profound. It is repeated in motivational speeches, business seminars, and self-help books. Success or failure, happiness or misery—it is all reduced to the choices we…
Before I conclude this series, I should say that these pages are only a glimpse of the journey. I didn’t write them to be an autobiography, nor an attempt to recount every event in my life. They are simply some…
“We ought to obey God rather than men.”(Acts 5:29) By Archimandrite Adrian Every age of the Church has had its trials, every generation has borne its cross, and every period of unrest has required Christians to answer a question from…
„Trebuie să ascultăm pe Dumnezeu mai mult decât pe oameni.”(Faptele Apostolilor 5, 29) De către Arhimandritul Adrian Fiecare veac al Bisericii și-a avut încercările sale, fiecare generație și-a purtat crucea ei, iar fiecare vreme de tulburare a cerut creștinilor să…
There is a frightening question that very few Christians ever ask themselves: What if the greatest danger is not that the devil is attacking me—but that he has stopped bothering with me altogether? At first, the question seems absurd. Surely…
De către Arhimandritul Adrian Sunt oameni care se tem de întunericul nopții, de boală, de sărăcie, de răutatea lumii sau de puterea celui rău. Și, într-un anumit fel, fiecare dintre aceste temeri are o explicație. Lumea în care trăim nu…
There are people whom one never forgets. Some impress us by their learning. Others by their eloquence. Still others by their accomplishments. But every now and then, God allows us to meet someone whose holiness is so genuine that it…
By Archimandrite Adrian “One day, a farmer went out into the field to sow. One grain, left on top of a clod of earth, began to boast to another grain, lying deep beneath the furrow: “You see, brother, you lie…
De către Arhimandritul Adrian “Într-o zi, un ţăran ieşi pe ogor, la semănat. Un grăunte, rămas pe vârful unui bulgăre de pământ, a început să se laude către altul, aflat adânc sub brazdă:- Vezi tu, frate, zaci acolo luptându-te cu…
By Archimandrite Adrian of the Diocese of Western Europe A teaching from the Life of the Holy Martyrs Epictetus the Priest and Astion the Monk: “(…) The devil, seeing himself put to shame not only by the elder but also…
