Orthodox Quote for December 15
“Courage means going against the current. As you know, only dead fish flow freely wherever the river flows, while living fish flow upstream to the pure spring and the...
Fr John Konkle on Living in the Present
“I find myself frequently advising people with these simple words: The best way to prepare for the future is to live in the present. We are so often stressed...
Daily Devotional for December 15-21
Sunday 1 Corinthians 4:1 Let a man so consider us, as servants of Christ and stewards of the mysteries of God. 2 Moreover it is required in stewards that one be...
Orthodox Quote for December 14
“Do not seek and do not expect love from people! Seek earnestly and demand from yourself love and compassion for others.” (Blessed Eldress Evdokia Plyakhanova in )
Orthodox Quote for December 13
“The humble man is not afraid to fall, because he stands below all. He has nowhere to fall. A humble person does not quarrel with anyone, does not complain,...
Orthodox Quote for December 12
“A man obtains the fear of God if he has the remembrance of his unavoidable death and of the eternal torments that await sinners; if he tests himself every...
Elder Anthimos+ on the Return of Erring Young People
“They become more steadfast than those who have not suffered. The Almighty God, Who made the invisible Angels and all visible things on the earth, made heaven, and made...
Orthodox Quote for December 11
“Every member of the Church must take an active part in it – some by personal podvig , spreading the Good News, some by material donations and service to...
Orthodox Quote for December 10
“When you humble yourself, everyone will seem saintly to you; when you are proud, everyone will seem bothersome and bad.” (Elder Joseph the Hesychast – ‘Monastic Wisdom’)
Archimandrite Kirill Pavlov+ on Lifelong Faith
“If we truly want to relate seriously to the question of how we should live, then we simply cannot pass over the Gospel. For only in it can we...