Fr. John Konkle on Dealing with Life’s Challenges…
“…everyone experiences storms in this life: the wise, the foolish; the rich, the poor; the Jews, the Gentiles; the slaves, the free; the Christians, the pagans. No one...
Orthodox Quote for October 11
“The essence of the Christian life and everything that happens in Christianity is directed towards one goal—to meet Jesus Christ, to get to know Him personally, so that at...
Daily Devotional for October 11-17
Sunday John 5:31“ If I bear witness of Myself, My witness is not true. 32There is another who bears witness of Me, and I know that the witness which...
Orthodox Quote for October 10
“If you want to have love, then do the works of love, even if at the beginning you do them without love.” (St Ambrose of Optina, quote)
Orthodox Quote for October 8
“If you have the sinful habit of judging your neighbor, then whenever you judge someone make three prostrations that day with this prayer: “Save, O Lord, and have mercy...
Elder Ephraim+ of Arizona on Trust in God..
Trust in God, Who has created them and keeps them under His care. For if a leaf does not fall from a tree without His divine will, how much...
Orthodox Quote for October 7
“When you have carnal warfare be very careful with the filthy fantasies which product dirty thoughts. Stop and expel fantasies as soon as they come. Immediately way the prayer...
Orthodox Quote for October 6
“…our only care and concern should be how to live every moment of our life in keeping the commandments and becoming more and more like Christ…Let us take courage...
Orthodox Quote for October 5
“Thus the Lord uses all His divine means to give such a man in return for his good works the opportunity not to lose his reward in the future...
Mother Gabriella on the COVID Lockdown…
“Physical separation for a time can be—if we are wise—an opportunity to reflect on the nature of our relationships at a deeper level. The words of St. Paul ring...