OrthodoxInsight – Orthodox Wisdom from the Past and Present

Orthodox Quotes

Orthodox Quote for June 19

mbondsJune 19, 2019No Comment 2019-06-15T07:59:42+00:00

“But I tell you always that instead of concerning yourselves with the devil and his knaveries, and instead of paying attention to your passions, you should turn to the...

Orthodox Quote for June 18

mbonds June 18, 2019 No Comment2019-06-09T09:10:00+00:00

“The Orthodox Christian understands that this earthly life is our greatest gift from God because through it we arrive at our life in Him. God has formed us body...

Orthodox Quote for June 17

mbonds June 17, 2019 No Comment2019-06-09T09:07:46+00:00

“The greatest problem of our times is enmity. The heart that is filled with anger cannot receive the Holy Spirit!” (Elder Proclu+ of Romania in )

Orthodox Quote for June 16

mbonds June 16, 2019 No Comment2019-06-09T09:05:01+00:00

“God’s mercy for people is shown in everything, but they don’t see it and can’t understand it. The Lord never commits evil. But people look at His works as...

Modern Orthodox Elders

Elder St. Porphyrios on Sanctifying Our Prayers

mbondsJune 19, 2019No Comment 2019-06-16T20:29:26+00:00

“Effort is required. For we have to wrestle against the rulers of the darkness of this age. We have to wrestle with the roaring lion. We cannot allow the...

Elder St Paisius on Worldly Attachments

mbonds June 17, 2019 No Comment2019-06-16T20:27:23+00:00

“Ingratitude and greed are evils. A person that is possessed by material things is always possessed by worries and anxiety. He trembles at the thought that he may lose...

Archimandrite Cleopa Ilie: a Parable on the Ways of God Part 2

mbonds June 13, 2019 No Comment2019-06-09T09:19:47+00:00

“Why did I burn down the children’s house?” “Those children would soon have died without any care, and now in the place of their burned house they’ll find the...

Archimandrite Cleopa Ilie: on the Ways of God Part 1

mbonds June 12, 2019 No Comment2019-06-09T09:17:36+00:00

“The hermit could no longer wait to understand the essence of what had happened to them on the road. So he asked his companion, “Tell me after all, who...