A Little Spiritual Help THE INNER KINGDOM 'Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God' (Matt. 5:8). Made in God's image, man is a mirror of the...
A Little Spiritual Help BRUSHING AGAINST GOD One of the paradoxes of human existence is that there is nowhere God is not. Even though we naturally assume that...
A Little Spiritual Help RENEWAL AND DEIFICATION OF CREATION RENEWAL The Holy Spirit is the source of renewal par excellence. From the very beginning, and...
A Little Spiritual Help MASTERY AND MYSTERY In our relation to nature, we have to walk the precarious path and live in the difficult rhythm between mystery and...
The Bible was born in a human community, the Gospel was born within the Church. Both the community of Israel and the Church of God were there before Scriptures...
Today is the Best Day of My Life Today, when I awoke, I suddenly realized that this is the best day of my life, ever! There were times when I wondered if I...
A Little Spiritual Help THE INDESCRIBABLE BALM My Beloved, I thank you and praise God from all my heart for that Great Redeemer and Savior, Who is always...
A Little Spiritual Help SPIRITUAL GUIDANCE The spiritual struggle of a Christian has never been easy. He has to contend not only against the obvious...
From: HG Zachariah Mar Theophilos Metropolitan WELCOME HOLY LENT. Holy lent is a gift from God. It is a time for prayer fasting and charity. Prayer without...
A Little Spiritual Help THE SPIRITUAL JOURNEY Theosis, the transformation of the individual person into the closest possible union with God, is likely to occur...
From: Prince P. Mathew "In our materialistic society we learn to identify ourselves through self-indulgence and we tend to see the fasting only as a time of...
A Little Spiritual Help STRIVING UPWARDS I shall never forget the remarkable words about truth spoken by the simple Himalayan mountaineer Tensing, the Sherpa...
Metropolitan Anthony of Sourozh: Forgiveness Sunday Vespers 21st February 1999 In the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. We have come to the...
Priest: [Etro - incense prayer] Make our hearts, O Lord, a habitation of tranquility, and our minds, havens of peace. Implant, in our souls, the seeds of...
A Little Spiritual Help GOD'S RELATIONSHIP OF LOVE Why has God allowed the angels and man to sin? Why does God permit evil and suffering? We answer: Because...
A Little Spiritual Help TOWARDS HOLINESS The Inaccessible One has become accessible, the transcendent God has taken flesh and dwelt among us. The holiness...
A Little Spiritual Help STANDING IN THE TEMPLE Just as he did a thousand years ago, so today the simple believer goes to church in order primarily to "touch...
A Little Spiritual Help IMAGE OF THE TRUE LIGHT He [God] did not make the heavens in his image, nor the moon, the sun, the beauty of the stars, nor anything...
Although, giving up meat entirely for 50 days is not terribly difficult, the idea of fasting is first of all to purify our bodies so that we can eliminate...
A Little Spiritual Help FRAGRANCE OF GOD I We make a big mistake when we devalue the body and the senses. Our senses are important stepping-stones on the path...
A Little Spiritual Help FRAGRANCE OF GOD II God wants us to hear His footsteps in the garden, to feel His embrace and kisses among the lilies, to feed on Him...
A Little Spiritual Help FASTING AND SPIRITUAL GIFTS When fasting, you should fast in body, and in heart; abstaining from meat, gossip and slander. Do not say...
A Little Spiritual Help THE JOY OF FREEDOM God alone is truly and absolutely free. He alone is totally free from extraneous conditioning or even non-voluntary...
On Behalf Of gebremenfeskidus Dear Father John, I want to express my thanks for the beautiful article you wrote on the glorious Cross. I have emailed it to...
A Little Spiritual Help ROOM FOR EVERYBODY Everyone is useful in the Church. Every person has something to offer; there's plenty of room for everybody, for...
Memory Eternal - my father died last week Dear Ones, It is with a grieving heart that I inform you that my father, Kenneth Nathaniel Edward Paprock died April...
May his memory be eternal. - I am so sorry for your loss. I am glad his family could be with him before he passed and that he asked you to give him the...
From: presphotini The Glue That Holds us Together A couple of days ago I was running (I use that term very loosely) on my treadmill, watching a DVD sermon by...
