Monasticism Georgios I. Mantzaridis – Professor of the Theological School – Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Abridged text from the book Images of Athos by monk Chariton) The innermost spiritual sense of Orthodox Monasticism is revealed in joyful mourning. This paradoxical phrase denotes a spiritual state in which a monk in his prayer grieves for the sins of the world at … Read More
