“A person is never entirely bad. Each person has his good and bad points. When you remember his good points, you pray for him, you are moved, your soul feels for him, and you entreat God for him. And as for his bad side, he is not to blame, but our...

St. Ignatius Brianchaninov The sons of the world consider distraction to be something innocent, but the holy fathers recognize it to be the origin of all evils. The person who has given up to distraction has, concerning all subjects and even the most...

Long ago in the far away land of Palestine, three trees stood on a hillside overlooking a seaport town. Each three had great hopes and dreams of what it would be when fully grown. The first tree boasted that it’s lumber would be used to make a great...

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For the Orthodox … advent is upon us. For many of us in the West that means we are bombarded with adverts, commercials, encouraged to spend, budget for Christmas, party, enjoy, indulge … but what is Christmas really about? Yes .. the following video...