One of the fathers said: “The secret of the strength and flourishing of monasticism in the early centuries was the system discipleship followed. The sweet...
Matanias, agpia prayers, the Jesus prayer, and contemplations on psalms…these are prayers and supplications made to God by all monks, who, living in isolation, devote...
“The brethren asked Abba Agathon: “Amongst all of our different activities, father, which is the virtue that requires the greatest effort?” He answered: “Forgive me,...
The text tells us about a probably young Upper-Egyptian man, who was a merchant of imported women’s fabrics. His extensive contacts with Moslems, especially crafty...
“Martha and Mary are very beautifully portrayed in the Gospel as examples of this attitude and manner of behavior. For although Martha was indeed devoting...
The act of writing held an almost sacred place in early Christianity. In putting word to parchment or papyrus, the Christian author ritually and mimetically...
At the time when the wise Cyril summoned Saint Abba Shenouda to the holy synod that met in Ephesus concerning the impious human worshipper Nestorius,...
What is Discipleship? Discipleship is where God works in us through righteous persons who fulfill the spiritual task of teachers and father to illustrate the...
Christian salvation is fundamentally the same, whether pursued in the world or through monasticism. It is this foundational unity, which is the unity of the...
The Concept Behind this Exercise: These prayers are called “arrow-like prayers” by the Church for they are, in a manner of speaking, spiritual arrows that...