The old self must be judged
The liar and murderer constantly pulls our leg. We have found ourselves betrayed a thousand times and yet we habitually…
What should our life position be like? Lord, Your will be done!
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We live in the time of the Antichrist
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Prayer of St Ephraim
St Ephraim’s prayer for Lent reads: “O Lord and Master of my life, a spirit of idleness, of discouragement, of…
The Word of Life – Jn 15:26 (1/3/15 – 15/3/2015)
“When the Comforter comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from…
Reflection on Jn 15:26
“When the Comforter comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from…
Humility
I would like to encourage you a little and to point out again the essential virtue – humility which ought…
Remember the Last Things
The saints often encourage us to remember the Last Things especially during Lent: death, judgment, heaven and hell. God knows…
Mission concerns every one of us
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Lent – a time of trials
Sometimes the Lenten period is a time similar to the time which Jesus spent in the wilderness. He prayed and…
One has to learn sound self-criticism
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Who tempts us
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Where your treasure is, there your heart will be also
On the Sunday before the beginning of Lent in the Eastern Church, we shall hear the passage from the Gospel…
The glory of the world is like the flower of grass
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True heroism
Original sin is in every one of us. It is inborn stupidity which deceives us all our life. We must…
The hardest fight – the fight against our self
We want to do good but we keep sinning. This is caused by our corrupt nature – the old self…