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Orthodox Quote for September 18

mbondsSeptember 18, 2018No Comment 2018-09-12T10:06:37+00:00

“If you have become a captain by yourself without first serving your time as a deck boy, then at least seek the advice of navigators, so that you and...

Orthodox Quote for September 17

mbonds September 17, 2018 No Comment2018-09-11T10:05:46+00:00

“Therefore be eager for more frequent gatherings for thanksgiving to God and for his glory. For when you meet frequently the forces of Satan are annulled and his...

Orthodox Quote for September 16

mbonds September 16, 2018 No Comment2018-09-11T10:03:46+00:00

“The three Persons of The Holy Trinity: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit come to us as long as we go to Them. They come with their...

Orthodox Quote for September 15

mbonds September 15, 2018 No Comment2018-09-11T10:01:57+00:00

“If we sow a handful of wheat, we’ll harvest wheat; if we plant thorns—we’ll grow thorns. The good that one does gives rise to new virtues, while sin leads...

Modern Orthodox Elders

Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi+ on Grace and Repentance

mbondsSeptember 18, 2018No Comment 2018-09-11T08:57:36+00:00

“”Christ is the living truth. “I am the way, and the truth and the life” (John 14, 6). Therefore, He is life without beginning, unlimited , unbound, co-eternal with...

St Nikolai Velimirovich on Heretics

mbonds September 16, 2018 No Comment2018-09-11T08:49:19+00:00

“But the heretics, just like the heathens, do not work with the standard of man-the-god but with man-the-worm. And they reason like this – what is impossible for one...

Elder St Paisios on Divine Providence

mbonds September 14, 2018 No Comment2018-09-11T08:47:25+00:00

“We must examine ourselves to see if we are at fault. If we are not at fault, the obstacle is most likely from God for our benefit. For this...

Elder St. Porphyrios on our Freedom

mbonds September 12, 2018 No Comment2018-09-11T08:45:36+00:00

“The explanation which our faith gives is as follows: evil exists and comes from the devil. Within us we have both the evil spirit and the good spirit and...