The Life Giving Springs

Behind the Kitchen Table - Spiritual Vitamins - 1

A Little Corner of Paradise
by Archimandrite Ioanichie Bălan

https://www.sainthermanmonastery.com/A-Little-Corner-of-Paradise-p/lcp.htm 

Elder Paisius (Olaru) of Sihla (1897–1990) was one of the most beloved spiritual fathers of Romania in recent times. In his youth he lived a life of prayer and service, learning from an older generation of spiritual giants. After World War II he moved to Sihăstria Monastery, where his spiritual son, Elder Cleopa, had recently become abbot. It was there that he became renowned for his spiritual wisdom and discernment, confessing the monks and laymen who came to the monastery. Eventually he moved to the nearby Sihla Skete, where he could continue his life of prayer in greater solitude.

Throughout the Communist period, Elder Paisius was a refuge and shelter for those who desired to preserve their faith in those difficult times. Professors and doctors, farmers and factory workers all came to the humble elder to hear words of consolation, encouragement, and direction. A father of love and hope, he focused the gaze of his flock on Christ and His Heavenly Kingdom, expressing the wish that the Lord grant them a “little corner of Paradise.”

Included in the present volume are the life of this remarkable elder, many of his spiritual teachings, recollections of his spiritual children, interviews conducted with him, his letters, and his poetry.

“Prayer is not a theory that one learns in school. The prayer of the heart, that is, prayer made with the awareness of the heart, is a gift of the Holy Spirit…. Whoever loves God with his whole soul, with all his strength and all his heart, will be endowed with the gift of prayer of the heart and the gift of holy tears.” —Elder Paisius

 

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Homily - Sunday of the Holy Fathers

Homily was given at St. Nicholas BCC, Barberton Ohio

Homily - Ascension Thursday

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Behind the Kitchen Table - Interview - 2 - Anthony and Vicki

Anthony's Book:  Paradise the Person

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F1TSV3PZ?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

 

Other Books Mentioned:

A Sacred Beginning: Nurturing Your Body, Mind, and Soul during Baby's First Forty Days

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1944967648?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title

The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0060520620/?coliid=I8GJV3JQOR7U6&colid=1M6BLS5MZ8BRE&psc=1&ref_=list_c_wl_lv_ov_lig_dp_it

 

 

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Behind the Kitchen Table - Interview - 1 - Nick and Kennedy

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Homily - Sunday of the Paralytic

Behind the Kitchen Table Ep. 36 pt. 3

I apologize for the sound of my microphone; the adjustment was wrong.

 

Path to Salvation by St. Theophan the Recluse

Chapter 2 - The Chief Activities of the Body, Soul, and Spirit

1. Surrounding the Child with Sacred Images

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