To have faith in Christ means more than simply despising the delights of this life. It means we should bear all our daily trials that may bring us so….

When men search for God with their bodily eyes they find Him nowhere, for He is invisible. But for those who ponder in the Spirit He is present every….

... if we are ashamed to imitate our Lord's sufferings, which He endured for us, and to suffer as He suffered, it is obvious that we shall not become….

Illumination by the Spirit is the endless end of every virtue..

Keep in mind God's precept that states, 'Judge not, and you will not be judged' (Lk. 6:37), and in no way meddle in the lives of others..

If through fear of God you cutoff your own will - inexplicably, for you do not know how this happens - God will give you His will. You will keep it i….

When a man walks in the fear of God he knows no fear, even if he were to be surrounded by wicked men. He has the fear of God within him and wears the….

... I pray... that you may discern your affairs in a manner pleasing to God and may so act and endeavor that you may find Christ, as He even now coop….

Tremble with awe, O men! The insults God suffered for the sake of our salvation you too must endure! God is slapped on the face by the basest of slav….

When your soul is pricked by compunction and gradually changed, it becomes a fountain flowing with rivers of tears and compunction. ... If any one of….

Let us flee from the deceit of life and its supposed happiness and run to Christ alone, who is the Savior of souls. Him let us endeavor to find Who i….

... those who sit in the darkness of passions and whose minds are blinded by ignorance, or, rather, those who have not acquired the 'mind of Christ' ….

The aim of all those who live in God is to please our Lord Jesus Christ and become reconciled with God the Father through receiving the Holy Spirit, ….

'Strive for peace with all men, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord' (Heb. 12:14), Why did he say 'strive'? Because it is not….

Just as gold tarnished in depth (cf. Jms. 5:3) cannot be properly purified and restored to its proper brightness unless it is cast in the fire and th….

... men... who say that there is no one in our times and in our midst who is able to keep the Gospel commandments and become like the holy Fathers? T….

Unbelievers, those who believe with difficulty, or believe in part, are those who do not show their faith through works. Apart from works the demons ….

Through repentance the filth of our foul actions is washed away. After this, we participate in the Holy Spirit, not automatically, but according to t….

What is the cause that one is hardened, and another readily moved to compunction? Listen! It springs from the will, in the latter case a good will, i….

A person who suffers bitterly when slighted or insulted should recognize from this that he still harbors the ancient serpent in his breast. If he qui….

Spiritual knowledge is like a house built in the midst of secular and pagan knowledge, in which there is laid up, like a solid and well-secured chest….