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May 2026

May 06, 2026

How Earthly Goods Can Be Tools For Sin Or Redemption

While pride is said to have been the cause of Satan’s downfall, and through him,...

April 2026

April 23, 2026

The Middle Path Of Humility

Christians are called to embrace the virtue of humility, for only by doing so can...

September 2025

September 11, 2025

Embracing Humility: The Key To Effective Leadership

Pride and vainglory are twin evils which convince us that what we want to do...

January 2025

January 23, 2025

The Dangers Of Pride And Self-Hatred

The world around us is good; it was created by God as good, and so...

July 2024

July 23, 2024

Teach In Humility, Not Pride

Knowledge is a good, but like every other good, it can be abused. People can...

June 2024

June 04, 2024

Pride Has Us Do Good For The Wrong Reasons

Sometimes we embrace pride thinking it cannot be a serious problem, when it develops or...

February 2024

February 01, 2024

The Greater Sin

Pride is a greater sin, indeed, a greater threat to the soul, than many, if...

May 2023

May 30, 2023

We Must Not Let Pride, Contentiousness Or Judgmentalism Lead Us Astray

Trying to live a holy life, such as the desert fathers did, can easily led...

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...

March 14, 2023

The Truth Does Not Need A Defense

St. Isidore of Seville understood the reason why so many people engage “apologetics.” It is...

January 2023

January 29, 2023

Neither Prideful Nor Despairing: The Way Of The Publican

There are two common errors which religious people often fall into. The first is the...

January 11, 2023

Teachers Need Wisdom, Knowledge And Experience

As a society, we encourage people not only to be prideful, but also to be...

December 2022

December 23, 2022

Pride And Judgment

In the Systematic Collection of the Sayings of the Desert Fathers, there are many apophthegms...

December 09, 2022

Pride And Temptation

We have been warned, many times, not to let pride get the best of us,...

January 2022

January 30, 2022

Coming Down From The Height Of Pride

We often do things to make ourselves stand apart, to give attention to ourselves, hoping...

October 2021

October 03, 2021

Contingent Beings

We are contingent beings. No matter how great we become in the world, all that...

July 2021

July 26, 2021

We Must Not Become Like Judas, The Apostle Who Fell

Judas was an Apostle. He walked with Jesus. He listened to Jesus. He saw Jesus...

November 2020

November 23, 2020

No One Is Self-Made

No one is self-made. No one establishes themselves in the world without the help of...

July 2020

July 01, 2020

We Must Not Take Pride In Any Apparent Victory Over Sin

When we overcome some temptation, when we are victorious against sin, we must be careful....

April 2020

April 01, 2020

Humility

My son, glorify yourself with humility, and ascribe to yourself honor according to your worth...

August 2019

August 23, 2019

Prideful Debates Can Turn People Away From The Truth

Knowledge is good, but knowledge without wisdom and charity easily leads us astray. We tend...

April 2019

April 08, 2019

Pride

Perhaps the most dangerous sin of all, pride, can exist in the midst of other...

March 2019

March 05, 2019

Purity of Heart

We all tend to look to others, desiring the approval of our peers. There is,...

October 2018

October 09, 2018

Pride Boasts In Evil, Humility Gives In Love

One of the great problems of our age, and indeed, of every age, is the...

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...

March 2017

March 06, 2017

I’m More Important Than You!

One day I was shopping at a local drug store which was in walking distance...

January 2017

January 25, 2017

Greatness Is Found In Humble Love, Not Boastful Pride

Those who try to make themselves great in the eyes of others, those who put...

January 17, 2017

Never Assume

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

July 2016

July 20, 2016

Don’t Let Yourself Become Pillaged By Pride

The brothers praised a monk before Abba Anthony. When the monk came to see him,...

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