11. HUMAN ANGER Sometimes, a holy anger happens for God's sake, but it does not have nervousness and loss of temper, it is a holy zeal. James, the apostle, said about human anger "...for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God." (James 1:20) Our saintly fathers, have many sayings on rebuking anger. St. Aughoris said, "The

21. SOME EXERCISES IN SILENCE It is hard for whoever lives in our society to keep silent completely, but he can exercise silence by adopting the following: 1. Short concise answers: If a word or a phrase would suffice for an answer, there is no need to go into extended detail and lengthy explanation; one sentence is enough. 2. To

31. SPIRITUAL FASTING Lent is one of the oldest and most holy fasts of the year, where we remember the forty days fast of the Lord, to which we add the Passion Week, which is a treasure for the whole year. It is important to experience this fast as a spiritual period. Therefore, we have to contemplate together the spirituality

41. WHAT IS THE MEANING OF ZEAL? Zeal is kindling the heart and the will, as if with fire, to do what one believes to be good... One might become enthusiastic and taken over by zeal, for something wrong, like St Paul when he said about his past, "concerning zeal, persecuting the Church." (Phil. 3:6) While there is a holy

51. IN THE WILDERNESS AND QUIETNESS Amidst the hustle and bustle of life, with its many worries, how beautiful it is for one to devote even a little time, to sit with God, in an atmosphere of contemplation, prayer and open his heart to the Lord. Here one resorts to calmness and quietness... It is appropriate, when talking to God,

61 THE BASIC VIRTUES Some virtues are partial and one struggles hard to attain them, but there are basic virtues which include various merits within them; ... Above all virtues is: Love. The Lord Jesus Christ said that all the Law and prophets are concerned with this virtue. St. Paul explained the various sorts of the virtue of love and

71. BENEFITING FROM MISTAKES Everyone is liable to err but a wise person benefits from his mistakes. He gains spiritual experience, knowledge and care not to sin in the future. In this respect, one of the fathers said, "I do not remember the devil agitating me with the same sin twice."... A spiritual person attains humility through his faults... He

81. LITTLE AND MUCH One of the well-known sayings is: "The little that is permanent is better than the much which is irregular. This is also good for the spiritual life. Many take very quick, high leaps starting with what is more than their capabilities. They fail to carry on, so they regress. The result is falling into depression and

91. GOD EXISTS A problem, by itself, without God, could cause trouble for some. But the problem, with the presence of God, would not cause trouble... Hope in God and His interference gives the heart joy and confidence. As the Apostle said, "Rejoicing in hope." (Rom. 12:12). => Was the lions' den fearful to Daniel? Surely it was not, as