Orthodox Quote for October 20
“But have I really become truly Orthodox? Looking at my life, I don’t think I can call myself Orthodox. I believe in everything, but only with my mind, whereas...
Orthodox Quote for October 19
“For the good of man and for his salvation, the Church offers physical and spiritual union with Christ, and therefore it cannot agree with innovative ideas that try to...
Bishop Tikhon Shevkunov on Seeing Our True Selves
Every time, entering a church, we are appearing not just at some place in our world. We find ourselves at the judgment of God. The Church unequivocally warns us...
Orthodox Quote for October 18
“We should not be ungrateful to God our Good Father, Who has endowed all His creatures with various gifts, because He knows what each one of us needs so...
Daily Devotional for October 18-24
Sunday Deuteronomy 28:1 /select verses… “Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which...
Orthodox Quote for October 17
“It is especially difficult to know what is true in a culture that has devalued the truth. Rarely do we blame the purveyors of confusion, let alone the sinful...
Orthodox Quote for October 16
“Originally the Cosmos did not involve carnivority, or perishable and obnoxious fruits and plants or creatures. Animals were given plants to eat before the Fall. Decay and death were...
Orthodox Quote for October 15
“We must realize what a treasure we have, and make it active in us. This need not mean going door to door like Jehovah’s Witnesses, or preaching in the...
Archbishop Andrei on the Strength of Peace
Holy Church shows us that there was something in the martyrdom of the first Christians which supplied them with that strength in which appeared an unearthly force, which is...
Orthodox Quote for October 14
“As experience has shown many times, the demons shudder at the name of Christ. They themselves admit, through people’s mouths, that they are burned when a person prays.” (Elder...