Orthodox Quote for May 1
“Because he often has an incorrect attitude towards Lent, thinking of it as regulatory-mechanical: Don’t eat this, comply with that, and so on. And then, not trying to change...
Elder Ephraim of Arizona on Remembering Death
“When the remembrance of death is diligently meditated upon, it provides great strength in the beginning when one ineffective then, for every mouth shall be silenced with no excuse....
Orthodox Quote for April 30
“People become fully human only when they keep the commandments of God, correctly measure themselves with their God, and are able to see God in their neighbors and to...
Orthodox Quote for April 29
“People will be resurrected in the same body they now occupy. That is when there will be retribution for sins, and when there will be an absolutely complete reward,...
St. Nikolai on Christ’s Resurrection
“He is the Light of truth, because He revealed in Himself the truth of the true nature of God and the true nature of man, the relationship of man...
Orthodox Quote for April 28
“Our Lord Jesus Christ, with His great love and joy which fill the souls of the faithful during His holy feast days, exalts us spiritually and truly resurrects us....
Orthodox Quote for April 27
“If children see that their parents are honest and sincere, as befits Christians, they will most likely follow their parents’ example and not the world around them. A personal...
Orthodox Quote for April 26
“Even now, whatever today’s difficulty may be, it is a teachable moment on the building of our “Christian character”…Do we react with negativity and anger and despair? Or do...
Orthodox Quote for April 25
“Simplicity is holy humility, that is absolute trust in Christ, when we give our whole life to Christ.” (Elder St Porphyrios in ‘Wounded by Love’)