Tag Archives: Orthodox Christianity
Mental Health
The effects of prayer is miraculous
To many people the monk seems remote and unsociable. It seems that he is concerned with his own soul and that he offers nothing to the Church or to the world. That is not the case. If the Church has … Continue reading
Conscious, subconscious, unconscious
The soul is multilayered: Conscious, subconscious, unconscious Either we want it or not, because of the original sin, because of our falls and of the guile that entered man, he folds his soul in two –hides his soul. Ultimately, to … Continue reading
self righteous indignation
Why are you concerned about your opinions? I do not like this…, “Why is it like this? Why did he tell it like this? I would have told it better. Why did he do that? Etc.. These are the biggest … Continue reading
The Problem of Emotional Immaturity
Many people know the truths of the Bible relatively well. They can recite many of the Ten Commandments and articulate key principles for Christian living. They believe wholeheartdly they should be living them. The problem is they don’t know how! … Continue reading
Thinking, desiring and Acting
The Three Powers Christ caution in the sermon on the mount is not against repetition but against vain repetition which may be understood as saying the words of scriptures in our prayers mindlessly, thoughtlessly or saying them without striving for … Continue reading
The Healing of the Paralytic and the Loneliness of Modern Man
Fr. George Calciu Now there is at Jerusalem by the sheep market a pool, which is called in the Hebrew tongue Bethesda, having five porches. In these lay a great multitude of impotent folk, of blind, halt, withered, waiting for … Continue reading
Our Thoughts about God determine our eternal destiny
If we consider some of the parables taught by our Lord Jesus Christ, we will discover that the right thinking about God is what really determines our eternal destiny. One of these parables is the Parable of talents (Matthew 25:14-30). … Continue reading
Which Wolf Will You Feed?
One evening, an elderly Cherokee brave told his grandson about a battle that goes on inside people. He said, ‘My son, the battle is between two wolves inside us all. One is evil. It is anger, envy, jealousy, sorrow, regret, … Continue reading
Broken and Humbled
Up to a certain point, our salvation depends on us. It is up to us to say “yes” to Christ, so that He will have the right to enter into our lives and bring about our resurrection. But because man … Continue reading
