The Pilgrimage of Life
“It is a long journey to that Kingdom. The word “journey” has been very overused in the past few decades throughout Orthodox North America. It has most often been...
Orthodox Quote for January 27
“When there is no pride, the natural struggle of the flesh becomes less intense through fasting, vigil and prayer.” (Elder St Paisios in ‘Athonite Elders’)
Orthodox Daily Devotional for January 27- February 2
Sunday Colossians 3:12 Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, put on tender mercies, kindness, humility, meekness, longsuffering; bearing with one another, and forgiving one another, if anyone...
Orthodox Quote for January 26
“How can you find out if you are living within the will of God? Here is the sign: If you are troubled about anything, this means that you have...
Elder Cleopa+ on Holy Tradition
“Just as people were guided in the knowledge of God and on the path of salvation by Holy Tradition alone (that is, by a living voice—oral tradition) during the...
Orthodox Quote for January 25
“If I do not strive to be kind, I will not notice kindness in others. If I do not strive to be generous, I will not notice generosity. If...
Orthodox Quote for January 24
“Good works not done in the name of God are not of God. Those works are for self-glorification. That is why Christ says with men salvation is impossible. Salvation...
Orthodox Quote for January 23
“When a person works virtue, when they have eros for God, when they have a divine flame within their heart, when they have the zeal to be liked by...
Fasting Spiritually
Living in an age in which man much too easily lives for the sake of exterior effects, we can be fooled into thinking that fasting from food should be...
Orthodox Quote for January 22
“…when we fail to love others as Christ loves us, or refuse to forgive others their sins against us and debts to us, or fail to love neighbor or...