Reading, in general, gathers the mind from its wandering and leads it to concentrate on the subject of the reading....
Tips On Prayer
“The brethren asked Abba Agathon: “Amongst all of our different activities, father, which is the virtue that requires the greatest...
Lift Up Your Prayer For The Remnant That Is Left
It seems that every year there is news of a Christian group somewhere around the world is being persecuted for...
Contemplations on the Sufferings of Christ
The most useful thing in our spiritual life is for us to reflect on suffering, and in particular the sufferings...
Monks and the Fear of God
The Coptic monk is one who, above all, abides in the presence of God. Whereas, it may happen that a...
Martha or Mary
“Martha and Mary are very beautifully portrayed in the Gospel as examples of this attitude and manner of behavior. For...
On Poverty – St Basil the Great
The harshest form of covetousness is not even to give things perishable to those who need them. “But whom do...
Praying The Psalms
Why did the church choose the Psalms of David the Prophet and organise them into an Agbia? I do not...
The Broken Hearted
No one wants to be hurt, no ones desires pain, no one desires to be broken. But maybe we should!...
Tears
“She has wet my feet with her tears … Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven,...