Ancient Christian WisdomFrom a letter to a spiritual son:"Come now my beloved son, if only for a day. We will speak with God and about God. Come and enjoy Him Whom you miss. Listen to the wild boulders, those secret and silent theologians, while they...
Ancient Christian Wisdom“Orthodox asceticism is not just for the monasteries, but also for the world.”~ St. Paisios of Mount Athos, Precious Vessels of the Holy SpiritLatest Video:What Is The Mission of St Vladimir's Seminary? | Archpriest Chad Hatf...
Ancient Christian Wisdom“[Virtue] has the habit of betraying man, wherever he may hide. Though he may act as a fool-for-Christ, still he will be betrayed, though it may be later on, and he will help many souls.”~ St. Paisios of Mount Athos, Precious...
Ancient Christian Wisdom“I do nothing but sow the seeds of monasticism and of mission, though without a strategy. I pray that God will reveal the appropriate farmer to scientifically cultivate whatever I have sown, as I don't have knowledge of the ar...
Ancient Christian Wisdom“God appointed the salvation of the world to His Son and not to us…. We must first look at our soul and if we can, let’s help five or six people around us.”~ Elder Epiphanios (Theodoropoulos), Precious Vessels of the Holy Spir...
Ancient Christian Wisdom“The humble are like nightingales that hide in ravines and spread joy to the souls of men with their sweet songs.”~ St. Paisios of Mount Athos, Precious Vessels of the Holy Spirit☦️ Dear fellow pilgrim,As many of you will...
Ancient Christian Wisdom"Clerics and, in particular, celibate clerics must be chosen from those of a mature age, with excellent education, extreme piety, shining ethos, sterling character and complete spiritual formation: all those things that are ac...
Ancient Christian Wisdom"The person who is possessed by material things is always subjugated to unhappiness and anxiety, for on the one hand he trembles for fear that they take his things away from him, while on the other he trembles for fear that hi...
Ancient Christian Wisdom"The martyrs suffered greatly when they were tormented. They suffered in the same way as any normal person would have suffered, with the difference that they were continually united to Christ through prayer and partook of a fo...
Ancient Christian Wisdom"Speak more to God about your children than to your children about God…. The soul of the teenager is in a state of an explosion of freedom. For this reason he has a hard time accepting various counsels. So, rather than counsel...
