Elder St. Porphyrios on ‘Forced’ Spirituality…
“…the snares of Satan are many for those who worship God. Temptation manages very successfully to ensure that we pay no attention to the worship. We go to church...
Orthodox Quote for January 20
“We have to forgive everyone, as God does. The Gospel tells us that the rain falls on the just and the unjust. Because we’re all sinners and we all...
Orthodox Quote for January 19
“Cyberspace has become an integrated part of modern human life. Many people, because of their profession or their voluntary lifestyle, become recluses of the cyberspace. Concepts such as corrected...
Elder St. Paisios on Self-Knowledge
“Many people take no account of their own gifts; they see only the gifts of others and are overcome by envy. They view themselves as having been wronged, as...
Orthodox Quote for January 18
“St. Dionysius the Areopagite says that evil, introduced by Satan, consists of the following: in mad desire, irrational anger, and unconstrained imagination or fantasy…mad desire, for they wanted...
Orthodox Quote for January 17
“When it comes to the commandments of Christ and the tradition of the Church, far too many people…want to see how close to the edge they can get without going over....
Orthodox Quote for January 16
“The monk’s job is to do prostrations, to fast and pray, not only for his own sake but for all people, both living and dead. Of course, he must...
Elder Joseph of Vatopaidi+ on True Freedom
“How many of us view the commandments as oppression against our freedom and blame God for making demands on us? Where are now these demands? He who controls himself...
Orthodox Quote for January 15
“The temple is the house of God, the preferred habitation of God on earth. Here a Christian learns the law of the Lord, is enlightened by the light of...
Orthodox Quote for January 14
“Many of us were taught that when we sin God turns His back on us. The fact, though, is that when we sin, We turn our backs on God....