Elder Ephraim on Love
“Love demands discretion, and discretion, in turn, is an art. If you are unfamiliar with the art of love, then you do not know how to love. Love overlooks...
Orthodox Quote for December 23
“How very careful we must be not to condemn! How very much we wrong our neighbor when we condemn him! Yet, in reality, we do not wrong others, but...
Orthodox Quote for December 22
“History has proved that a great man is impossible and, even more, undesirable, and that a saintly man is both possible and desirable. It is proved also that a...
Orthodox Quote for December 21
“All answers are given in the Gospel, which must be read together, and explained. And it’s always necessary to talk with children as with adults, without any baby talk....
Orthodox Quote for December 21
“Father asks the following message to be given to all those who have remained faithful to him, and to those on whom they may have an influence, that they...
Elder St. Paisios on Giving
“When someone gives alms with a truly compassionate heart, the beggar is touched by the authentic love, by Christ, and will himself begin to give rather than to gather....
Orthodox Quote for December 20
“Have a fair and sincere judgment. Be gentle and indulgent to others. Help the weak and correct them. Do not only your own will but also that of your...
Orthodox Quote for December 20
“Orthodoxy does not take salvation for granted, but stresses our need to constantly repent. This spirit of repentance is expressed most perfectly in Psalm 50. It is something that...
Orthodox Quote for December 19
“Orthodoxy does not take salvation for granted, but stresses our need to constantly repent. This spirit of repentance is expressed most perfectly in Psalm 50. It is something that...
Orthodox Quote for December 19
“We are given Divine weaponry for the salvation of our souls: prayer, especially meditation [‘Jesus Prayer] fasting, constant confession, Divine Communion, reading the word of God and the ascetical...