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As he was dying, Abba Benjamin said to his sons, “If you observe the following, you can be saved, ‘Be … More

“Abba Poemen said to Abba Joseph, ‘Tell me how to become a monk.’ He said, ‘If you want to find rest … More

“Fear is a bad counselor.” – Nicolas Diat, A Time To Die

“Suffering reveals to everyone his limits.” – Nicolas Diat, A Time To Die

A disciple came to Macarius the Elder one day and said: ‘Macarius, what must I do to save my soul?’ … More

“Eternity is with us, inviting our contemplation perpetually, but we are too frightened, lazy, and suspicious to respond: too arrogant … More

“We think we know a lot, but what we know is very little. Even all those who have striven all … More

“A dog is better than I am, for he has love and does not judge.” – St. Xanthias

Do not grasp for what you do not have…while God spreads a feast on the table before you.

“What is it, then, which distinguishes the outlook of great poets and artists from the arrogant subjectivism of common sense? … More