On the Power of Sin & What Causes Sin To Ceas...

St. Nikolai's words from the mid-twentieth century are still relevant for American Orthodoxy today.📖 An excerpt from: St Nikolai Velimirovich on Orthodoxy in America & Its Future https://www.orthodoxhistory.org/2018/07/18/st-nikolai-velimirovich-orthodoxy-america-future/🎧 Orthod ...  Show more

Wisdom from the desert fathers of early Orthodox monasticism regarding welcoming others, showing hospitality, fasting, breaking one's own fast, among other matters. Note: Geronda is Greek for "Elder"📖 Text is from the Gerondikon (Sayings of the Desert Fathers) https://stanthonysm ...  Show more

Instagram: @thedesiroyal This episode of "Journey to Jannah" is a reminder of Allah's boundless mercy and how it surpasses any sin you may commit. Discover why losing hope is the second defeat to Shaytan and why Allah's forgiveness outshines His punishment. Learn how repentance t ...  Show more

If you begin to sin but don’t follow all the way through… is it still a sin? It depends. We’re offered two different scenarios. In one, the person is prevented from sinning due to external factors that make it impractical or impossible to commit the sin they had planned on. In th ...  Show more

We always commit sin, and we often blame the devil. But is it really the devil to blame or is it you?! How can you distinguish between the sins that Satan adorns to you from the sins that are adorned by your own self desires? Find the answer and much more in this week's update ...  Show more

"If no one gets hurt is it still a sin?" "It was just an accident." How can we know if our actions are a sin or just a mistake? Can we be committing sin without knowing it? Today Fr. Mike details the three elements that must be present for an act to be a sin and he helps us gra ...  Show more