Articles in the Spiritual life category

Abba Pambo’s frightful prophecy about the End Times

A monk once asked Abba Pambo, “Is it true, Abba, that the customs and traditions of Christians will change and there will be no priests in the churches?”

July 19, 2021 by Orthodox Witness
Spiritual life, Translations from Greek

The purpose of temptations

Saint Nektarios of Pentapolis explains why God allows temptations and counsels us to “place our trust in God”.

June 12, 2021 by Saint Nektarios of Pentapolis
Spiritual life, Translations from Greek

Did you work in my field?

Abba Isaiah went to a field where the harvest had just ended and teaches the monks a lesson about entitlement.

June 12, 2021 by Orthodox Witness
Spiritual life, Translations from Greek

How to make a country great again: 10 thoughts of Metropolitan Onuphry

“If we want to be patriots of our country, we must fight our [personal] shortcomings.”

November 20, 2020 by Orthodox Witness
Prayer, Spiritual life

Human justice and Divine justice

The justice of men does not compare to God’s justice. Our great King and God’s justice is totally imbalanced–in our favor! Just what is Divine justice?

August 10, 2018 by Fr. Emmanuel Hatzidakis
Holy Scripture, Spiritual life