Fr Seraphim Rose+ on Being Different
“A person who takes Orthodoxy seriously and begins to really work on understanding it with his heart and changing himself — has at least a little of a quality...
Orthodox Quote for September 28
“The fate of the true Christian is to not please the world, but to stand against it and against the morals that rule it, to return to the roots...
Orthodox Quote for September 27
“If a mild temper helps in achieving spiritual progress, then a fretful temper helps even more so, provided the power of the anger is directed against evil, the passions...
Examples of Struggle in the World
“I myself see remarkable ‘podvizhniks’ , simple laypeople, who teach and save me by humbling me, and showing me how it is possible to live in our time in...
Orthodox Quote for September 26
“To say with St. Paul that “love is the fulfillment of the law” does not mean that we no longer need the law. It means that the law has...
Orthodox Quote for September 25
“The God who is merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, who gives us his divine life and peace and joy forever, is first of...
Orthodox Quote for September 24
“What is sought is obedience, love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. These are the fruit of God that need to be returned by us to...
Elder Ephraim of Arizona on Guarding the Conscience
“We must guard our conscience on three points—with respect to God, with respect to our neighbor, and with respect to things. One guards his conscience with respect to God...
Orthodox Quote for September 23
“Why do these parables after two thousand years continue to affect people as strongly as they did at that time. Because they are universal. They are projected on the...
Orthodox Daily Devotional for September 23-29
Sunday Luke 5:1 So it was, as the multitude pressed about Him to hear the word of God, that He stood by the Lake of Gennesaret, 2 and saw two boats...