HOLY SILENCE

Sadness, difficulty, anger, and fear seem to be a part of life. But from where do these arise? Setting aside illness and death for the...

"...I am a worm, and not human; scorned by others, and despised by the people. All who see me mock at me; they make mouths at me, they...

"Do not fritter away the time given you for repentance. Do not rivet your eyes to the earth on which you are a momentary actor, on which...

To truly help others - to intercede for them - one must love. To truly love - to sacrifice for them - one must know God. To know God - to...

"The wind blows where it chooses, and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with...

"Today the faithful celebrate the feast with joy illumined by your coming, O Mother of God. Beholding your pure image we fervently cry to...

"Prayer, attention, and work are safe ways to tame your thoughts and your passions in order to follow God's will." - A monk from Mount...

"What we human beings achieve in our lives, is like the conquest of a mountain. The human soul cleanses itself through the effort of...

"The body at work but the thought with God - such should be the state of a true Christian. "We should set in order our inner state as...

"Do not overlook the fact that health does not depend on food alone, but above all on inner peace. Life in God, cutting us off from...