HOW CAN WE FORGIVE THOSE WHO HURT US?
The Church Fathers give practical advice on how we should think about the pain caused by others, and why it is necessary to confront our anger.
Father Spyridon
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Father Spyridon
Acknowledging Our Own Rottenness
Some people abandon themselves to sin in order to cover up their lack of self esteem. In their need for intimacy and acceptance, they seek out worldly pleasures, thinking these will fill the void that has kept them
Abbot Tryphon
Don’t Fear Poverty
On Wealth and Poverty is my second book by Saint John Chrysostom, a Church Father who is highly venerated in the Orthodox Church. It is difficult to find a set of his complete works so the best I
Roosh Valizadeh
Procrastination
We all have times when we procrastinate. There is a story of a young monk who confessed to his elder that he was always struggling with procrastination. His elder told him it was his lack of faith which
Abbot Tryphon
Don’t Surrender to Despondency
We are living in an age when many people are finding it difficult not to give over to total despair. I can still remember when I was about 22 and I was so full of self loathing and
Abbot Tryphon
Happy New Year!
I want to greet all my readers as we begin the year 2022 with the words, “Glory to Jesus Christ, Glory to Him forever”. May this year be one of spiritual renewal for all of us, and may
Abbot Tryphon
Absolution
Psychologists have often made the observation that the one thing they lack, when it comes to their profession as psychological healers, is the ability to pronounce absolution. Yet many Orthodox Christians, making a good confession and receiving absolution,
Abbot Tryphon
