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Orthodox Quote for January 27

mbondsJanuary 27, 2021No Comment 2021-01-16T21:46:17+00:00

“A person is a powerless creature; without God, he is nothing. But with God, everything becomes possible, and he becomes invincible.” (‘Parish Life’ of Russian Orthodox Cathedral of St...

Orthodox Quote for January 26

mbonds January 26, 2021 No Comment2021-01-16T21:10:08+00:00

“Falling away from the Church leads to the cessation of spiritual life, the cessation of development, of the growth of moral personality, and leads to spiritual death. Only in...

Orthodox Quote for January 25

mbonds January 25, 2021 No Comment2021-01-16T20:51:55+00:00

“One can practice art like anything else, but everything must be done as under God’s #8221; (Elder Nektarius of Optina, conversation)

Orthodox Quote for January 24

mbonds January 24, 2021 No Comment2021-01-16T09:23:22+00:00

“Holiness is not simply righteousness, for which the righteous merit the enjoyment of blessedness in the Kingdom of God, but rather such a height of righteousness that men are...

Modern Orthodox Elders

Abot Silouan on Repentance

mbondsJanuary 24, 2021No Comment 2021-01-23T21:22:04+00:00

During Great Lent of , when all the Orthodox were focused on repentance, covid-19 became pandemic in America. The tenor of our community’s customary Lenten solitude was uniquely colored...

Metropolitan Anthony Pakanich on Old Age…

mbonds January 17, 2021 No Comment2021-01-16T08:41:58+00:00

What can each of us give back to the Lord? Humility. In God’s eyes, it has the ultimate value. How can we comprehend the meaning of humility? Imminent and...

Fr Seraphim Rose+ on Orthodoxy…

mbonds January 10, 2021 No Comment2021-01-09T17:59:57+00:00

The path of salvation is very narrow, but Orthodoxy alone of all the religions is God’s religion; and therefore it does not deny those faculties which God gave...

Fr Seraphim Rose+ on Ageless Faith…

mbonds January 3, 2021 No Comment2021-01-02T21:13:11+00:00

Fr Seraphim Rose+ on Ageless Faith… All of this is the negative side we see surrounding us today, and it is a very real part of the atmosphere we...