Orthodox Quote for March 27
“I think the expectation of constant activity was just too high. Perhaps the things we were doing were good. Perhaps they were all worthy of a blessing, but to...
Orthodox Quote for March 26
“Let us think about this; we are not called to enslave nature, but rather to free it from the prison of corruption and death and sin, to free it and to...
Orthodox Quote for March 25
“We…are aware of the part played by Divine Grace in the Virgin Mary’s life and are aware of the perfection of her virtue. However, we cannot lose sight of...
Thoughts on Fighting Against Despair…
Spiritual Strength Again Suicidal Thoughts (and Despair)…Try to understand that God loves you, and that perhaps your current disposition is a sign that He is waiting for you to turn...
Orthodox Quote for March 24
“The mysteries of our Faith are unknown and not understandable to those who are not repenting. And those who are unbelievers or have little faith do not see them,...
Orthodox Quote for March 23
“…an artist or poet has no particular cause for pride. He is only doing his share of the work. In vain do they suppose themselves to be the creators...
Orthodox Quote for March 22
“The conditions of the world today are quite different from what they were in the past. The whole phenomenon of the apostasy, of the falling away from the truth,...
COVID and the Call to Holiness…
…we know that absolutely nothing in this world happens that is not in accordance with the providence of our loving and all-merciful God. Though God does not send us...
Orthodox Quote for March 21
“Don’t consider marriage an obstacle to pleasing God, because if marriage and the bringing up of children were to become an obstacle on the path of virtue, the Creator...
Daily Devotional for March 21-27
Sunday Elder St Paisios on Lent: “In order for God and the Saints to help, one must desire it and ask for it; otherwise, they do not intervene. Christ...