Wisdom from Modern Orthodox Elders
“About those Christians who are outside the Orthodox Church, therefore, I would say: they do not yet have the full truth—perhaps it just hasn’t been revealed to them yet,...
Wisdom from Modern Orthodox Elders…
“Do you have a notebook for taking down quotes from Holy Fathers in your reading? Do you always have a book of Holy Fathers that you are reading and...
Wisdom from Modern Orthodox Elders…
“… Working animals were taken care of when they grew old and were no longer able to work; they even had a good old age. Back then people didn’t...
Wisdom from Modern Orthodox Elders…
“A Christian does not “live in the clouds” as the saying goes. He understands reality and experiences it. What he reads in the Gospel and in the Fathers he...
Wisdom from Modern Orthodox Elders…
“Patriotism is a natural quality, but Christianity is supernatural. patriotism is a provincial truth, but Christianity is a pan-human truth. Patriotism means love of one’s country or one’s generation,...
Wisdom from Modern Orthodox Elders…
“Man’s purpose from the moment he is born is to find God. However, you cannot find Him unless God finds him first. “In Him we live and #8221; Unfortunately...
Wisdom from Modern Orthodox Elders
“A man feels a physical attraction for a woman as does a woman for a man. Without this attraction no one would ever set out to start a family....
Wisdom from Modern Orthodox Elders
“He who has obedience already in this life lives the life of the Spirit which will be continued even after death unto the ages of ages. Let us reflect...
Wisdom from Modern Orthodox Elders
“The Easter greeting I gave them was ‘I pray that the resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ may raise up in our souls every noble and beautiful sentiment. And...
Wisdom from Modern Orthodox Elders
“Geronda emphasized that when we wake up our mind is at rest and clear. Since it is in such a calm state of clarity and quietude that is the...