Orthodox Quote for October 8
“Christians are strangers to everything in this world, but at the same time, they lovingly pray for everything around them—for the city and country where they live.” (Early Church...
Orthodox Quote for October 7
“Peter was first given the keys, but then he was allowed to fall into the sin of denying Christ; and so his pride was humbled by his fall. Do...
Orthodox Quote for October 6
“Contemporary science has many views which, fifty years from now (if they even last that long), will be overturned, and there will be new theories…Our key to understanding Genesis...
Orthodox Quote for October 5
“…instruct them by what works they may render themselves most pleasing to God; from what sins those, who wish to please God, ought to abstain; with what sincerity of...
Orthodox Quote for October 4
“When the person who is humble and dos his work in a spiritual manner reads the Holy Scriptures he will apply everything he reads to himself and not to...
Orthodox Quote for October 3
“You can find uneducated people, artisans, and dear old mothers who would not be able to put into words the usefulness of their teaching, but by their deeds they...
Fr Alexey Young on Developing a Christian Conscience (Part 3)…
We should often, if not daily, examine our souls and repent of the sins we find there. St. Mark the Ascetic writes: “The conscience is nature’s book. He who applies...
Orthodox Quote for October 2
“Obedience lifts us up to heaven, because it casts off the disobedience of the first-created people. It casts off haughtiness, self-satisfaction and likens us to God. Let us struggle...
Daily Devotional for October 2 – 8
Sunday Fr. Seraphim Rose… “If you wish to be an Orthodox Christian you must begin now, from this very day and hour and minute, to love God and your...
Orthodox Quote for October 1
“There are also those for whom Christianity is a kind of intellectual enterprise. They may catch a glimpse of the truth of the Gospel and the eternal beauty of...