Orthodox Quote for June 4
“…when you learn the habit of repenting to God before going to bed, this skill or habit will move to the middle of the day and then to the...
Orthodox Quote for June 3
“The clergy are facing many temptations, even many more than us… Our clergy have two legitimate spheres where they meet us: Confession and sermons… It is good that they...
Orthodox Quote for June 2
“Such a man must therefore try not to continue the joy for himself, whatever it may be, but to produce in himself a spirit of contrition for the fact...
Orthodox Quote for June 1
“And who am I? What? God was, is, and will always be! He who has faith in God, even though he lives thousands of miles away from me, will...
Daily Devotional for June 1 – 7
Sunday **Excerpts from the Medieval ‘Imitation of Christ’ this week The clothing and outward appearance are of small account; it is change of character and entire mortification of the...
Orthodox Quote for May 30
“…one can grasp the course of life: good works in the name of the Lord is the means to “redeeming” the time of our life, leading unto eternity, unto...
Orthodox Quote for May 29
“When God removes what is His, all you have is your sins.” (St. Tikhon of Zadonsk, excerpt from his writings)
Orthodox Quote for May 28
“Picture the face of a clock, as if it represented the flow of history. At high noon let’s place a time that was very friendly to Christians, say the...
Orthodox Quote for May 27
“…when we uncritically adopt the modern understanding of the spiritual life as a personally-defined journey, we allow for the possibility of reducing Christianity to a purely subjective faith, dependent...
Orthodox Quote for May 26
“At other times, when the Lord walked on water and commanded the winds, he was not just working miracles for the sake of amazement—he was showing us by these...