I recommend watchfulness, I do not recommend ascetism, I exhort them to be continually present, in an opposition to sin and the passions.

Christ's first Gospel commandment was to repent. St. Isaac teaches us this life has been given to us for repentance. So how does this pillar of the spiritual life form our domestic monasteries? 

Catechism pp. 42-43

Jesus' Opponents

Father what counsel do you give first to Christians who desire to grow in the spiritual life? Elder Arsenie replied, "A state of true joy..."

Don't be careless! Don't let the hand stretched out to you remain empty when it asks from you or when it gives to you. 

Beggers are biblical figures. You've passed by your so easily. The savior cannot forget you when you gives alms. 

Besides you can't be sure that the one you're helping is not Christ. He stretches his hand to you, and you don't know. 

Glory to Jesus Christ. Welcome to the Forgotten Way's recording of the St. George Men's Group at St. Nicholas in Barberton, where parish men gather to discuss the role of sacred chant versus contemporary worship music and its place in family and parish prayer.

Samuel, a young presenter, shares research comparing sacred and contemporary Christian music, and the group reflects on how music affects spiritual formation, home prayer rules, and attracting young people to deeper liturgical life.

What is the relation of our heart to those suffering around us? 

Why are we more attentive to the dangers that threaten our body than to the ones that threaten our soul?