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Orthodox Quote for August 3

mbondsAugust 3, 2020No Comment 2020-08-01T07:54:30+00:00

“It is better to be glorified than ashamed and better to be blessed than cursed, just as life is better than death and health is better than disease and...

Orthodox Quote for August 2

mbonds August 2, 2020 No Comment2020-08-01T07:53:15+00:00

“Hopefully, on a personal level, the primary response all of us have had to the COVID crisis has been prayer—the prayer of repentance, the sobering remembrance of our individual...

Daily Devotional for August 2 – 8

mbonds August 1, 2020 No Comment2020-07-30T17:38:10+00:00

Sunday Romans 6:19… I speak after the manner of men because of the infirmity of your flesh: for as ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness and to iniquity...

Orthodox Quote for August 1

mbonds August 1, 2020 No Comment2020-08-01T07:50:59+00:00

“When we make plans, there is no guarantee they will happen, but if we hope to God, we can trust that whatever the outcome may be will be in...

Modern Orthodox Elders

Sergei Komarov on Christians and Love…

mbondsAugust 2, 2020No Comment 2020-08-01T08:03:23+00:00

“In the first centuries of Christianity, entering the Church meant a fundamental change in someone’s life. Rare exceptions apart, no one was accepted into a Christian community immediately. A...

Elder St. Paisios on Moderation in the Struggle…

mbonds July 29, 2020 No Comment2020-07-11T12:17:27+00:00

“The struggle requires the following: First, one should provide his body with whatever it needs – sleep, food, and so on. Then, he should aim at cutting off his spiritual...

The Nature of Ecumenism…

mbonds July 26, 2020 No Comment2020-07-11T12:10:25+00:00

“Essentially, the ecumenists envision the universal union of “churches,” which will serve as the leaven for the entire oikoumene in its turning of the world into the Kingdom of...

On Marriage and Virginity

mbonds July 22, 2020 No Comment2020-07-11T11:59:32+00:00

“The number of unmarried people is increasing. And there are some married people who say: “We do not want children, because we want to have as much pleasure as...