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Orthodox Quote for June 4

mbondsJune 4, 2020No Comment 2020-06-03T08:31:06+00:00

“Christianity is a religion of revelation. The Divine reveals its glory only to those who have been perfected through virtue. Christianity teaches perfection through virtue and demands that its...

Orthodox Quote for June 3

mbonds June 3, 2020 No Comment2020-06-03T08:28:27+00:00

“…someone may ask, is not the canon of Scripture sufficient for everything, and why should we add thereto the authority of Tradition? This is because not everyone understands the...

Orthodox Quote for June 2

mbonds June 2, 2020 No Comment2020-06-01T08:43:44+00:00

“…the altars of our Orthodox churches are built toward the East. When we pray, we turn to the As the sun looks most beautiful at sunrise, and as it...

Orthodox Quote for June 1

mbonds June 1, 2020 No Comment2020-06-01T08:45:35+00:00

“Have you ever stopped to value the freedom which you possess? Have you rejoiced at the wondrous beauties of nature set by the Lord before you at every step…Have you looked...

Modern Orthodox Elders

Elder Ephraim of Arizona on the Fear of Death

mbondsJune 2, 2020No Comment 2020-05-31T17:36:09+00:00

“Death is inherently cold—“My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even to death,” said our Jesus. Yes, death is cold by nature. But unfortunately, most of the fear comes from the...

Elder St Paisios on the Lack of Love.

mbonds May 31, 2020 No Comment2020-04-30T20:23:34+00:00

The holy monastic fathers of old walked the path of salvation effortlessly, because they sacrificed everything so that they would not fall away from love. Love was their goal...

Elder Anthimos+ on Mankind Part 2

mbonds May 27, 2020 No Comment2020-04-30T20:20:26+00:00

“The animals have senses. Man also has senses which the animals have, but he also has an intellect. The most royal sense of man is sight, which sees everything...

Hieroschemamonk Stefan Nusescu on Being a Christian All the Time

mbonds May 24, 2020 No Comment2020-04-30T20:19:05+00:00

“The mentality of today’s Christians is completely distorted. We’re called Christians when we are followers of Christ. That means we should do what Christ did, doesn’t it? Any disciple...