Death to the World.
No wonder then that it is hard to be a Christian. It is not hard, it is impossible. No one can knowingly accept a way of life which,...
Serviam
- 7 days ago
- 1 min
The Death of Fear.
Be at peace. Put aside all anxious thoughts and imaginations. Do not look forward in fear to those changes and struggles in life, rather...
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Serviam
- Sep 2
- 3 min
Illness and the Work of Perfection.
Even if we are bedridden, we are to continue the struggle against the passions, producing fruits worthy of repentance. This work of...
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Serviam
- Aug 31
- 4 min
God is Not Vindictive.
Another reason why human suffering is a mystery to an unbeliever is because his very idea of God is false. Father Seraphim (Rose) Modern...
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Serviam
- Aug 29
- 2 min
Pain Is Universal.
Everyone, whether or not he is a Christian, must expect a certain amount of sickness and discomfort to enter his life. Physical pain is...
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Serviam
- Aug 26
- 2 min
Doctor's Orders.
During an illness first of all entrust yourself to God in order to strengthen your spirit in the midst of your misery. From the Works of...
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Serviam
- Aug 24
- 5 min
This Was From Me.
Have you ever thought that everything that touches you touches Me as well? For that which touches you touches the apple of My eye. You...
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Serviam
- Aug 22
- 2 min
Life is Hard. God is Good.
It is never so difficult to say from the heart, "Thy Will be done, Father," as when we are in sore affliction or grievous sickness, and...
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Serviam
- Aug 19
- 2 min
Candles Disperse Darkness.
One such candle was Romanian priest Fr. George Calciu. He and his family lived quietly until the communist government renewed its...
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Serviam
- Aug 17
- 2 min
Immortal Medicine.
In the Eucharist, the baptized person receives Christ Who, in His Body and Blood, gives Himself entirely, not just as man, but also as...
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Serviam
- Aug 15
- 5 min
He (still) Makes House Calls.
Christ visits us. He is with us. He is in us. He heals us. We pray in the Trisagion prayers, “Holy One visit and heal our infirmities...
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Serviam
- Aug 10
- 4 min
"Lord, where are You?"
Is God absent or present? Is He near at hand, or remote and withdrawn? It’s a matter of how you look at it. Elder Aimilianos of...
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Serviam
- Aug 8
- 5 min
Yes, Lord.
God never gives you a Cross without first weighing and measuring it very carefully to make sure that the Cross will result in your...
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Serviam
- Aug 7
- 2 min
Righteous Anna - Mother of the Most Holy Theotokos
8th Sunday after Pentecost. The Dormition of the Righteous Anna, mother of the Most Holy Theotokos. Synaxis of Saints of Smolensk Holy...
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Serviam
- Aug 5
- 3 min
Suffering as Gift.
But suffering, as the crowning of a man bearing his cross, gives birth in his heart to great Divine joy. As a mother grieves during the...
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Serviam
- Aug 3
- 3 min
Have You Seen Incense?
No one knows about it while it’s lying in the drawer. No one cares. But if you purposely place it on a red hot glowing coal, it fills the...
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Serviam
- Aug 1
- 3 min
Salvation through Suffering.
Not in flowers and gold, not in silver and precious stones is found the value of the Cross, but in the wounds of the Lord and His Most...
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Serviam
- Jul 31
- 3 min
Holy Fathers of the First Six Councils
7th Sunday after Pentecost. Commemoration of the Holy Fathers of the First Six Councils Martyr Emilian of Silistra in Bulgaria (363)....
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