Archimandrite Nikodim, abbot of Filoteu Monastery on Mount Athos, offers, in an interview conducted in 2016 by Archimandrite Dr Policarp Chițulescu, spiritual guidance on the balance between work, prayer and priestly ministry, addressed to priests and the faithful in Romania. Topics covered include the danger of greed, the role of the abbot in monastic life, the importance of confession, and the duty of priests to shepherd their community with devotion and genuine faith.