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March 2023

March 21, 2023

What Is Prelest And Why Is Humility Needed To Overcome It?

One of the greatest spiritual problems is prelest that is, spiritual delusion, which can manifest...

January 2020

January 17, 2020

St. Antony the Great and God’s Universal Presence

After seeking God through an ascetic life of prayer, St. Antony the Great realized a...

March 2019

March 11, 2019

Finding Out Who We Are

We are on a journey – a journey towards our true homeland, the kingdom of...

January 2018

January 02, 2018

St Pambo And The Spirit Of God

He said of Pambo that Abba Anthony used to say of him, ‘Through fearing God,...

December 2017

December 18, 2017

The Good Of Prayer

A brother asked Abba Poemen, saying, ‘Is it good to pray?’ The old man said...

December 14, 2017

When We Trip And Fall In The Pilgrimage Of Life, God Is There Ready To Help

One of the normative phases of spiritual development is found when a spiritual pilgrim goes...

December 04, 2017

Never Put Your Selfish Desires Above The Good Of Your Neighbor

Abba John said, ‘Our Father, Abba Anthony, said he had never put his own personal...

November 2017

November 22, 2017

Legalistic Condemnation Must Give Way To The Humble Spirit Of Love

Abba Anthony predicted that this Abba Ammonas would make progress in the fear of God....

November 06, 2017

Greatness is Found in Humility

One day Abba Macarius the Great came to Abba Anthony’s dwelling on the mountain. When...

October 2017

October 25, 2017

True Greatness is Found in Love

Abba Amoun of Nitria came to see Abba Anthony and said to him, ‘Since my...

October 10, 2017

The Book Of Nature

One of the sages of that time came to Anthony the just and said: Father,...

September 2017

September 27, 2017

We Must Transcend Ourselves

And he said this, "If he is able to, a monk ought to tell his...

September 11, 2017

To Tame The Wild Beast Within

He also said, "Obedience with abstinence gives men power over wild beasts."[1] There are many...

August 2017

August 30, 2017

Forge the Virtue You Need, Not the One Others Say You Must Seek

Abba Anthony said, "Whoever hammers a lump of iron, first decides what he is going...

August 18, 2017

We Must Have Times For Community and Times For Silence

Abba Anthony once went to visit Abba Amoun in Mount Nitria and when they met,...

August 07, 2017

Fear And The Love For God

He also said, "Always have the fear of God before your eyes. Remember him who...

July 2017

July 26, 2017

Humility Allows Us To Learn From Others

He also said, "Nine monks fell away after many labors and were obsessed with spiritual...

July 14, 2017

Humility Protects Us From Spiritual Deception

Some brothers came to find Abba Anthony to tell him about the visions they were...

June 2017

June 30, 2017

Bodily Control

Abba Anthony said, "I believe that the body possesses a natural movement, to which it...

June 16, 2017

Do Not Become Like A Fish Out Of Water

He also said, "Just as fish die if they stay too long out of water,...

May 2017

May 31, 2017

Christians Should Humbly Learn From The Mosaic Tradition

The brethren came to Abba Anthony and laid before him a passage from Leviticus. The...

May 17, 2017

The Oneness In Silence Is Greater Than The Dualism In Words

Three Fathers used to go and visit blessed Anthony every year and two of them...

May 01, 2017

Even In Silence, There Will Be Temptation

He said also, "He who wishes to live in solitude in the desert is delivered...

April 2017

April 18, 2017

Be Humble, Remember Those Who Faced Greater Challenges Than Us

He also said, "God does not allow the same warfare and temptations to this generation...

April 03, 2017

Detach Yourself From What Holds You Back From Following God

A brother renounced the world and gave his goods to the poor, but he kept...

March 2017

March 20, 2017

We Must All Work Out Our Own Salvation

A brother said to Abba Anthony, "Pray for me." The old man said to him,...

March 01, 2017

Humility Can Overcome The Snares Of The Devil

Abba Anthony said, "I saw the snares that the enemy spreads out over the world...

February 2017

February 15, 2017

Close Your Mouth To Empty Yourself

Abba Pambo asked Abba Anthony, "What ought I to do?" and the old man said...

February 02, 2017

Push Not The Weak Into Sin

A brother in a monastery was falsely accused of fornication and he arose and went...

January 2017

January 17, 2017

Never Assume

Abba Anthony heard of a very young monk who had performed a miracle on the...

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