Orthodox Christian spirituality is a vast subject. Pilgrimage, suffering, joy, monasticism, asceticism, love, confession, and prayer are all ways of walking in the spirit. People at St Nicholas will be happy to share their own spiritual experiences and Fr. John is always available to offer guidance and advice. The following resources will help you begin to explore the many aspects of Orthodox spirituality.
- Attaining the Kingdom of Heaven by Metropolitan Joseph
http://www.antiochian.org/kingdom-of-heaven - The Goal of Earthly Life: Prayer by Fr. Touma Bitar, Abbot of St Siloun Monastery
http://www.antiochian.org/node/25512 - The Mystery of the Heart is Greater by Fr. Touma Bitar, Abbot of St Siloun Monastery
http://araborthodoxy.blogspot.com/2014/07/fr-touma-bitar-mystery-of-heart-is.html - The Lineage of the Martyrs by Fr. Touma Bitar, Abbot of St Siloun Monastery
http://araborthodoxy.blogspot.com/2013/11/fr-touma-bitar-on-martyrdom-and-bearing.html 
The Beatitudes by a Monk of St Tikhon’s
http://www.antiochian.org/node/25486- Monasticism: The Angelic Evangelic Life by Fr. Steven Salaris
http://www.antiochian.org/node/22963 - The Spiritual Director: A Guide and Mentor by Khalil Samara
http://www.antiochian.org/node/17172 - An Introduction to Orthodox Spirituality by George Papademetriou
http://www.goarch.org/ourfaith/ourfaith9284 - The Life and Sayings of Mother Gavrilla of India from St Gregory Palamas Monastery (GOA)
http://sgpm.goarch.org/Monastery/?p=14 - Resources on St Sophrony of Essex
http://sophrony.narod.ru/indexe.html - St Silouan the Athonite on Love of Enemies by Jean Claude Larchet
http://www.pravoslavie.ru/english/7173.htm - Teachings of St Paisios of Mount Athos
https://gabrielsmessage.wordpress.com/tag/elder-paisios-the-athonite/
- Selections from Elder Paisios of the Holy Mountain by the Heiromonk Christodoulos
http://www.pigizois.net/agglika/paisios/paisios.html - Resources on St Seraphim of Sarov
http://full-of-grace-and-truth.blogspot.com/2009/01/st-seraphim-wonderworker-of-sarov.html
Writings of Metropolitan Anthony (Bloom) of Sourozh
http://masarchive.org/Sites/Site/Texts-E-Books.html- Selections from the Sayings of the Desert Fathers (e-book Cistercian Press, 1975)
http://www.orthodoxebooks.org/node/211 - Complete Philokalia (free download)
http://holybooks.lichtenbergpress.netdna-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/Philokalia.pdf - Teachings of Isaac the Athonite
http://araborthodoxy.blogspot.com/search/label/Isaac%20the%20Athonite - Writings of Metropolitan Paul of Aleppo
https://paulyazigienglish.wordpress.com/ - Teachings of Mother Maryam (Zakka), Abbess of the Monastery of St John in Douma
http://araborthodoxy.blogspot.com/search/label/Mother%20Maryam%20Zakka - The Way of the Pilgrim and The Pilgrim Continues his Way translated by Helen Bacovcin
http://www.orthodoxebooks.org/node/52 - Resources on St Maria of Paris
http://www.incommunion.org/st-maria-skobtsova-resources/
