Abba Theonas visited us in our cell, and when evening prayers were over and we had been sitting for a...
A Monk Under Attack
When Abba Macarius dwelt in the great desert, he was the only one living as an anchorite, but lower down...
The Garden Of Monks
With the kind permission of Bishop Daniel (the Bishop of St Shenouda Monastery), we, the monks of the monastery, went...
An Image of Salvation
The blessed man Abraham had a brother who lived close by, and he died, leaving a daughter aged seven. She...
Obedience Till The End
A certain brother was engaged in a war against Satan, and he told the matter to Abba Herakles and wishing...
The Harlot Whom a Subdeacon Drove out of Church
A certain old man said, there was a harlot who was so beautiful and so rich that all princes flocked...
Repentance Of A Monk
A brother asked an old man, ‘If a monk succumbs to temptation he is grieved because he falls from perfection...
Discernment Of The Fathers
A certain brother came to Abba Arsenius, and said to him, “My thoughts trouble me, and say, you can’t fast...
God Of My Silence
“Silence your lips that your heart may speak… Silence your heart that God may speak…” – The Spiritual Elder How...
Miracles Of St Basil
The Commemoration of the Miracle performed by St. Basil, Bishop of Caesarea, Cappadocia. A young man, who loved his master’s...