Elder Ephraim on the Virtue of Obedience to a Spiritual Guide
“The perfect disciple does not have to give an account when he passes through the toll-houses! He does not fear death, nor the demons, nor God, for he worships...
Orthodox Quote for March 8
“It is bad when we are the ones causing the noise. We must be careful not to disturb others. If we do not want to pray, we should at...
Orthodox Quote for March 7
“It seems that in times of crisis we negotiate and plead with God. We become transactional. We fervently promise to do this if God gives us that. Yet, how...
Elder St. Paisios on Shutting out the World’s Noise
“A person must attain a kind of divine absence of mind in order to experience inner tranquillity and not be distracted by outside noises while praying. One can actually...
Orthodox Quote for March 6
“At a time when family is in great decline, holiness wanes as well. The wounds and demons nurtured in our broken societies are the stuff of great spiritual warfare....
Orthodox Quote for March 5
“We have the habit in our Church of saying the Preparation Prayers for Holy Communion during our cell rule, and the Thanksgiving Prayers are said at the end of...
St. Nikolai Velimirovich on God’s Eternal Presence
“God’s own life is dramatic internally, and externally (in relation to the world). That is the real meaning of the dogma of the Trinity. God is somehow one, and...
Orthodox Quote for March 3
“Every major religion regards fornication as one of ‘the’ most grave sins that can be committed. Yet in the Western nations physical relations between youth is often regarded as...
Orthodox Daily Devotional for March 3-9
Sunday 1 Corinthinan 8: But food does not commend us to God; for neither if we eat are we the better, nor if we do not eat are we the...
Orthodox Quote for March 2
“The New Testament also offers no support to the notion that everyone who dies somehow immediately attains eternal bliss. Our Lord’s parable of Lazarus and the rich man in...