O repentance, how great are your consolations: the joy that is rooted in grief, and the happiness that is born...
Obedience Till The End
A certain brother was engaged in a war against Satan, and he told the matter to Abba Herakles and wishing...
Concerning Obedience
Rare are they who know the mystery of obedience. The obedient man is great in the sight of God. He...
Obedience To God’s Command
“Unless a person keeps the commandments of God, he cannot make progress even in a single virtue” – Abba Agathon...
Love Of The Way Which Leads To God
Why do I pray? Why do I fast? Why do I seek seclusion? And why do I read? Is it...
A Spiritual Person Is An Obedient Person
The first thing is the blessing and obedience to the commandment of God. As it was said about Joseph the...
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...
What Stops Us From Confession?
Confession is one of the seven sacraments of the church. Despite Confession being a heavenly sacrament, there appears to be...
The Sacrament of Repentance and Confession
Confess your sins and errors in detail, whether they are in your mind or on the paper, and be careful...