Orthodox Quote for May 12
“‘On Earth, as it is in Heaven’: for the Orthodox Christian, every day is Earth Day…Perhaps the strongest environmentalist of all is the Christian who recognizes the whole world...
Archimandrite Symeon Kragiopoulos on Becoming Free to Love God
“Many people talk about love. Today especially, as we realize that the ground is being moved out from under our feet and we’re headed for chaos, so much is...
Orthodox Daily Devotional for May 12-18
Sunday 1 Peter 2:19… Dearly beloved: This is thankworthy, if a man for conscience toward God endure grief, suffering wrongfully. For what glory is it, if, when ye be...
Orthodox Quote for March 11
“Whoever does not want to go to church and make a good beginning has a conscience that no longer reproaches him, and God abandons him. And then, since the...
Elder St Paisios on Humility
“Keep in mind that we have nothing of our own. God has given us everything; whatever we have is God’s. Only the sins are ours. If we do not...
Orthodox Quote for March 10
“Never sleep before saying evening-prayers, lest your heart should become gross from ill-timed sleep, and lest the enemy should hinder it by a stony insensibility during prayer.’Be sober, be...
Elder Anthimos+ on Hidden Saints
“In our day, I assure you, that many saints will come out of the big cities, from within the apartment buildings, the noise, the pollution and the agony of...
Orthodox Quote for March 9
“As a Protestant, I thought that I was more advanced than others, even though I didn’t admit it; but now I understand that I’m sinful and that others could...
Orthodox Quote for March 8
“Christ Himself is this mediation between human and divine just as Holy Saturday is the mediating boundary between the Cross and Resurrection. We fail when we choose either the...
Elder Joseph the Hesychast on Seeking Purity
“Therefore, force yourselves to purify your soul and body. Do not accept filthy thoughts at all, and you will see what I am telling you, and then you will...