From the letters of Saint Theophan the Recluse: Question: “We had a good priest; but he was transferred to another parish. In his p...

I remember many years ago a spiritual teacher asking me this simple question, "Can you describe your soul?"  This question ...

  A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul [Prov 18:7] † † †   The Poison   Evi...

Saint Theophan gives us clear advice about how to make proper use of our conscience. "Just keep this law: Never do anything...

By Fr. Charles Joiner We often hear people struggling trying to figure out how they can benefit mankind or society. Saint T...

Boredom can easily lead to loneliness and loneliness to depression.  Saint Theophan gives us some good advice how to avoid boredom....

Many of us experience some kind of unexplainable spiritual yearning to be closer to God. We may already be regular church goers, but...

Communion with the Lord through the sacrament of flesh and blood is possible only at definite times, according to one’s possibilitie...

What do we need to do to have divine grace permeate our being, enlightening us, and leading us to a life according to the virtues? ...

    Saint Theophan the Recluse gives us clear advice on Prayer in his four homilies on prayer. He encourages us to work hard at ou...

When we are Baptized and Chrismated in the Orthodox Faith we receive the seal of the Holy Spirit.  We are reborn and become a new...

    A life that is pleasing to God only comes through His grace.  Saint Theophane tells us that when you have matured in you spirit...

Where does faith come from?  Saint Theophan the Recluse tells us   "Faith in the existence of God and His almightyness i...

  One of the problems we all face is the tendency for our minds to take over while we are in church where we are supposed to ...

St Theophan the Recluse was born on January 10, 1815, in the heart of Russia. His father was a Priest and thus, from the first impres...