St. Anastasia the Roman
The Martyr Anastasia the Roman was born in Rome to well-born parents and left an orphan at the age of three. As an orphan, she was taken into a women’s monastery near Rome, where the abbess was a Nun named Sophia, a nun of…
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While this Soul Serves the Lord, Demons Cannot Prevail Over it.
By St. Theophan the Recluse [I Thess. 2:9-14; Luke 11:14-23] When a strong man armed keepeth his palace, his goods are in peace: But when a stronger than he shall come upon him, and overcome him, he taketh from him…
“He hints at the reason why sometimes our prayers and petitions are not heard or are not fulfilled”
St. Theophan the Recluse [I Thess. 2:1-8; Luke 11:9-13] The Lord convinces us to pray with the promise of His hearing, explaining this promise as the soft-heartedness of a natural father, favourably disposed to the petitions of his children. But…
The Path of Faith is Secret
St. Theophan the Recluse [II Cor. 5:1-10; Luke 7:2-10] What a bright person the centurion is! How did he reach such faith that he surpassed with it all Israelites, raised with revelation, prophesies, and miracles? The Gospels do not indicate…
The Cave of the Seven Holy Sleepers and Martyrs as it is Today in Ephesus
The Seven Holy Sleepers of Ephesus: A Witness to the Resurrection There are places in the Holy Land and throughout the ancient Christian world where history and the living faith of the Church seem to meet in a particularly powerful…
As far as their Orthodoxy is Concerned…
“Keep an eye on your bishops as far as their Orthodoxy is concerned lest they go so far as to teach doctrines against the true faith or celebrate with heretics and schismatics. As far as other things, they act out…
Life is the Art of Drawing Without an Eraser
-John W. Gardner
God Will Sort Everyone Out in Good Time
by St. Theophan the Recluse [Col. 4:2-9; Luke 9:49-56] How should one relate to unbelievers who do not confess the Lord? The same way as the Lord related to the village that did not receive Him. Youthful zeal, full of…
Confessing Him Correctly
St. Theophan the Recluse [Col. 3:17-4:1; Luke 9:44-50] Whosoever shall receive Me, receiveth Him that sent Me, said the Lord, while He that sent Him is God. Consequently, whosoever confesses the Lord, confesses God; whereas whosoever does not confess Him,…
Whom Say the People that I Am? by St. Theophan the Recluse
[Col. 2:13-20; Luke 9:18-22] Whom say the people that I am? the Lord asked. In answer to this, the Apostles related the current opinions among the people concerning Him, formed according to the nature of people’s views at that time.…