Orthodox Quote for April 20
“Some people living carelessly in the world put a question to me: “How can we who are married and living amid public cares aspire to the monastic life?” I...
Making Our Visit to Church ‘Real’
… “So much that is put in front of us is so rich, and yet we don’t slow down our hearts enough and our minds enough to take delight in...
Orthodox Quote for April 19
“If we do not go to Church, except when we have some crisis in our lives, how can we say that we are Orthodox? If our churches are empty,...
Orthodox Quote for April 18
“…we ask for healing, freedom from pain, freedom from oppression, social justice and financial equality to name just a few. But look at our asking – which of our...
Orthodox Quote for April 17
“In order not to live in darkness, turn on the switch of prayer so that divine light may flood your soul. Christ will appear in the depths of your...
Elder St Paisios on Consolation
“God looks closely at the tribulations of His children and gives them consolation as a good Father. After all, do you think that God wants to see His children...
Orthodox Quote for April 16
“To come to the Church and pray is truly a counter-cultural and revolutionary act. It is a declaration of our time and faith and commitment to the living God...
Orthodox Quote for April 15
“Fasting should not be understood as an obligation, but rather as free joyful self-offering to God, as gratitude for the gift of life and as desire to sanctify our...
The Correct Attitude Towards our Sin
“It has been said of the 16th Century Western European religious climate, that the prevailing attitude was a conviction that man is so sinful that it would be nearly...
Orthodox Quote for April 14
“Would not He who gave to men the commandment that they must forgive, Himself fulfill this? It is well known that He gave an order to the Apostle Peter...