-You are asking too much. A person cannot become a scholar of “prayer” unless he personally strives and begins this mental work […]
5:7- Mistakes during “prayer” and confronting them Continue reading »
I told him: If I understood well, this is definitely achieved through asceticism, awakening, and praying to Jesus. But excuse me
Let us now enter into the heart of the matter with faith, love, and trembling, because when talking about the Trinity, angels tremble at its horror. 1- “I believe in one God”
On January 18, 1988, a translation text of the Constitution of Faith fell into my hands. It was said that it was a unified translation for the use of Arab Christians. I criticized her
Introduction (*) Man longs for success and happiness. There is nothing wrong with that because this desire is part of his nature, but every success
The Path to the Kingdom of Heaven - by Saint Enocandius of Alaska Continue reading »
Pride is the root of all evil. Saint John Cassian’s article “On the Spirit of Pride” has special importance, not only for monks and hermits, but for everyone.
The Fifth Article on Wars A War Between Evil and Good [The times have been preordained by God. Times of peace are realized in the days of the righteous.
Selections from the articles of Saint Aphrahat, 5-12 Continue reading »
Introduction Saint Cyprian is one of the Church Fathers who wrote in Latin, so he is called one of the Latin Church Fathers. He was born
On jealousy and envy - a letter from Saint Cyprian, Bishop of Cartagena Continue reading »
Introduction God…the friend of sinners Your thirst for a friend Man as a social creature, fears loneliness and dreads isolation and stillness, longs to satisfy his heart, no
On Repentance - Two Letters by Saint Ambrose, Bishop of Milan Continue reading »
“I urge you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service of worship” (Romans 12:1).
Sermon Twenty: The Epistle to the Romans - Chapter Twelve: 1-3 Continue reading »
“Paul is a servant of Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle and set apart for the gospel of God. Which he promised beforehand by his prophets in the holy books” (1:1-2).
The second sermon: The Epistle to the Romans - Chapter One: 1-7 Continue reading »
Man’s true nature and true life do not emanate from earthly data, but from the Triune God Himself, because man is the image of God. If we want to seek man’s true life, we must draw near to God and savor His life. Only life close to God is “natural,” that is, life that corresponds to man’s true nature. As for distance from God, it is “unnatural.”
