We Must Drive Out All Negative Thoughts Our thoughts really do have an impact on our world. Negative thoughts about family members or fellow employees change our relationships. If we dislike someone at work and allow ourselves to think poorly of them, they are likely to fulfill our low expectations.
When Charity Becomes an Occasion for Self-Worship Food is a common problem for many people, for food so often fills a void, and becomes a way of comforting oneself when faced with the stresses that are a part of our modern age. Yet food is not the only addiction that
Christ Put Himself at the Bottom of the Inverted Pyramid The recently glorified Saint Sophrony of Essex, England, himself the spiritual son and biographer of Saint Silouan of the Holy Mountain, wrote that the empirical cosmic being is like a pyramid: at the top sit the powerful of the earth,
“For it is the will of God, that with well-doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men (1 Peter 2:15).” Bishop Nikolai Velimirovic tells us in The Prologue from Ochrid that we are better off if we do not engage others in lengthy debates and fruitless discussions,
Are These the End Times? The cultural and spiritual warfare that is taking place between the “Christian” West, and China, together with the threat of World War III, have become a source of concern for many. Coupled with the polarization of the populace within the United States, and the mass
Detachment and the Life of a Monk Detachment from the world is not necessarily cutting off all social contact with people, or avoiding any exposure to, or contact with, things of the world in some Pharisaical obsession with keeping oneself ritually ‘pure’. The work of purification is an inner work.
The Orthodox Faith is Nothing Without Transformation of Life If your spiritual life is concentrated only on external practices and traditions, but does nothing to bring about real change, you have gained nothing. Too many people think as long as they keep the fasting rules, do their prayers, and attend